Turkish Medical Student Journal

Yazarlar: Hasan Selçuk ÖZKAN, Meral KAYIKÇIOĞLU

Konular:Tıp

Anahtar Kelimeler:Microvascular angina,Coronary syndrome,Angina pectoris

Özet: Microvascular angina is a non-obstructive coronary syndrome which presents itself as anginal chest pain with different features compared to other causes of angina pectoris. Although, it occurs through a similar mechanism with the better-understood variant (prinzmetal) angina, unlike the former, microvascular angina affects the subendocardial thin, therefore less compliant vessels. It is essential for every medical practitioner to recognize a patient with microvascular angina, as the disease has some characteristic presentations, does not respond well to the classical treatments for angina pectoris, and eventually may result in serious complications later.

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