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News items on 'Angina Pectoris'
Men with angina 'at greater risk'
(BBC 07/08/2009)
Men with angina are much more likely than women to develop further serious heart problems, a study suggests. Researchers found male patients were twice as likely to have a heart attack and almost three times as likely to suffer a heart disease-related death. Angina, a type of chest pain, is common and can be the first sign of heart disease - but the risks are unclear. The study, led by the National University of Ireland, appears in the British Medical Journal.
Thousands missing out on little-known inflatable cuff treatment that ends angina misery
(Daily Mail 04/11/2008)
Thousands of Britons are missing out on an effective treatment for angina - simply because most doctors know nothing about it. But EECP helps more than 70 per cent of sufferers.
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