June 30, 2009 — New research shows that ischemic heart disease patients who suffer significant anxiety have close to a 5-fold increased risk of experiencing frequent angina and those with depression ...

A digital, exposure-based cognitive behavioral therapy intervention is beneficial for cardiac anxiety in patients after myocardial infarction.

PARIS -- Whether a person had chest pains resolved by angioplasty hinged on the nature, not the severity, of their presenting symptoms, an ORBITA-2 analysis showed. Investigators found two groups more ...

In a study published in the Journal of Women’s Health, researchers followed 2,006 participants aged 50 to 89 years. At the beginning of the study, 61 men (about 7%) and 142 women (about 12%) were ...

Chest pain is one of the most common indicators that your heart isn't functioning properly. If you feel cramping, pressure, or pinching that makes you wince, it could be angina. Here's what you need ...

PARIS — After the first major prospective study to associate percutaneous intervention (PCI) with symptom relief in stable angina captured international attention, a new analysis of the ...

Angina is a symptom of an underlying heart disease and is manifested as chest pain that may or may not be brought about by physical exertion or by emotional stress. Diagnosis of this condition and ...

Angina is manifested as a chest pain that may (in case of stable angina) or may not (in case of unstable type of angina) be brought about by physical exertion or mental stress. 1-5 The heart muscles ...

In animals, brief episodes of ischemia before a total coronary occlusion protect the heart and result in a smaller myocardial infarct size. In humans, episodes of angina before acute myocardial ...

Chest pain may cause panic among people as it is one of the main symptoms of a heart attack. While this is true, people can also experience mild chest pain during angina which is a warning sign of ...

A heart attack is an emergency situation when supply of blood to the heart is suddenly cut off. While symptoms can often be sudden and just moments before an attack, on some occasions, they can appear ...

People have the right to be involved in discussions and make informed decisions about their care, as described in NICE's information on making decisions about your care. Making decisions using NICE ...