Angina
Good For Your Heart
Baylor has always been dedicated to your heart health. The Jack and Jane Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital on the Baylor Dallas campus was the first hospital in North Texas dedicated solely to heart health and it and Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas are two of fewer than 5 percent of all hospitals to receive the Magnet Award® for Nursing Services from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. THE HEART HOSPITAL Baylor Plano was the first freestanding full-service cardiac facility in the region. Learn more about all of Baylor’s heart and vascular services.
Baylor has always been dedicated to your heart health. The Jack and Jane Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital on the Baylor Dallas campus was the first hospital in North Texas dedicated solely to heart health and it and Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas are two of fewer than 5 percent of all hospitals to receive the Magnet Award® for Nursing Services from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. THE HEART HOSPITAL Baylor Plano was the first freestanding full-service cardiac facility in the region. Learn more about all of Baylor’s heart and vascular services.
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Definition
Angina is a type of chest discomfort caused by poor blood flow through the blood vessels (coronary vessels) of the heart muscle (myocardium).
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Review Date:
5/29/2009
Reviewed By: Larry A. Weinrauch MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Cardiovascular Disease and Clinical Outcomes Research, Watertown, MA.. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
Reviewed By: Larry A. Weinrauch MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Cardiovascular Disease and Clinical Outcomes Research, Watertown, MA.. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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