Definition of Pectoris. Meaning of Pectoris. Synonyms of Pectoris

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Pectoris. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Pectoris and, of course, Pectoris synonyms and on the right images related to the word Pectoris.

Definition of Pectoris

No result for Pectoris. Showing similar results...

Angina pectoris
Angina An*gi"na, n. [L., fr. angere to strangle, to choke. See Anger, n.] (Med.) Any inflammatory affection of the throat or faces, as the quinsy, malignant sore throat, croup, etc., especially such as tends to produce suffocation, choking, or shortness of breath. Angina pectoris, a peculiarly painful disease, so named from a sense of suffocating contraction or tightening of the lower part of the chest; -- called also breast pang, spasm of the chest.

Meaning of Pectoris from wikipedia

- Angina, also known as angina pectoris, is chest pain or pressure, usually caused by insufficient blood flow to the heart muscle (myocardium). It is most...
- Unstable angina is a type of angina pectoris that is irregular or more easily provoked. It is classified as a type of acute coronary syndrome. It can be...
- around the 13th century when it was distinguished from the "throat voice" (pectoris, guttoris, capitis—at this time it is likely that head voice referred to...
- Merliss, Reuben; Wada, Takashi; Bor, Naci (1959). "Angina pectoris I. A variant form of angina pectoris". The American Journal of Medicine. 27 (3): 375–88....
- The Canadian Cardiovascular Society grading of angina pectoris (sometimes referred to as the CCS Angina Grading Scale or the CCS Functional classification...
- nitroglycerin to patients with angina pectoris was do****ented in the article "Nitro-glycerine as a remedy for angina pectoris," published in 1879. The article...
- visits to the emergency room, they are frequently misdiagnosed as angina pectoris, pleurisy, and other serious cardiopulmonary conditions due to similar...
- Cardiovascular Society grading of angina pectoris. Canadian Cardiovascular Society grading of angina pectoris European Heart Rhythm ****ociation score of...
- mononitrate is a nitrate-class drug used for the prevention of angina pectoris. The sublingual patch has an onset of five minutes and a duration of action...
- blockers—propranolol and pronethalol; it revolutionized the medical management of angina pectoris and is considered by many to be one of the most important contributions...