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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [3], Associate Editor-in-Chief: Lakshmi Gopalakrishnan, M.B.B.S.

Overview

The name angina "pain" is somewhat of a misnomer in so far as patients often describe the sensation as a discomfort rather than a "pain". We will use the PQRST system to characterize that pain.

P = provocation / palliation

The most common cause of anginal pain is exertion. Anginal discomfort is often relieved by rest or nitroglycerine. Usually relief from rest or nitroglycerine occurs in 2 to 3 minutes.

Less common precipitants of anginal discomfort include emotional distress, a large meal, cold weather, cocaine, anemia, and thyrotoxicosis.

The discomfort is not precipitated by changes in position. This is in contrast to pericarditis which is relieved by sitting up or sitting forward.

In following the patient with chronic stable angina, the duration and or distance of exertion required to provoke the angina should be recorded to monitor the response to therapy.

Q = quality / quantity

The nature of the sensation is usually not described as a "pain" but rather as a discomfort. It is often described a sense of heaviness, squeezing, pressure, choking, strangling, band like tightness, or even as an "elephant sitting on my chest".

The pain is not sharp or pleuritic in nature. This is in contrast pericarditis which is described in this way.

R = region / radiation

typically the angina is located in the center of the chest or on the left side of the chest. Less frequently the discomfort is predominantly in the epigastrum, the shoulders, neck or jaw.

In some patients, the pain may radiate to the inner aspect of the left arm, the neck or the jaw.

S = severity scale

The patient should be asked to rank their pain on a scale of 0 - 10, zero being no pain at all and 10 being the worst pain ever. The patient should be asked if the discomfort interferes with activities, how bad the discomfort is when it is at its worst, and whether it forces the patient to sit down, lie down, or slow down. Both the New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional classification scheme and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) functional classification can be used to quantitate the severity of anginal pain.

T = timing

Anginal discomfort usually lasts 1 to 5 minutes with a range from 1 minute to 30 minutes. Pain that lasts seconds is usually not anginal pain.

The pain is usually relieved in 2 to 3 minutes with rest or nitroglycerine. Anginal discomfort associated with emotional distress is usually relieved more slowly.

Angina that occurs at night (nocturnal angina) is characteristic of coronary spasm.

In following the patient with angina, the frequency and duration of pain, should be recorded to assess the response to therapy.

Associated Symptoms

There may be symptoms of systolic or diastolic left ventricular dysfunction that leads to shortness or breath or dyspnea. In some patients, chest discomfort is not present, and dyspnea is the anginal equivalent.

ACC / AHA Guidelines- History and Physical examination Recommendations (DO NOT EDIT)[1]

Class I

1. In patients presenting with chest pain, a detailed symptom history, focused physical examination, and directed risk factor assessment should be performed. With this information, the clinician should estimate the probability of significant CAD (ie, low, intermediate, high). (Level of Evidence: B)

ESC Guidelines- Clinical Evaluation and ECG for Risk Stratification (DO NOT EDIT)[2]

Class I

1. Detailed clinical history and physical examination including BMI and/or waist circumference in all patients, also including a full description of symptoms, quantification of functional impairment, past medical history, and cardiovascular risk profile. (Level of Evidence: B)

2. Resting ECG in all patients. (Level of Evidence: B)

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Sources

  • Guidelines on the management of stable angina pectoris: The Task Force on the Management of Stable Angina Pectoris of the European Society of Cardiology [2]
  • The ACC/AHA/ACP–ASIM Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Chronic Stable Angina [1]
  • TheACC/AHA 2002 Guideline Update for the Management of Patients With Chronic Stable Angina [3]
  • The 2007 Chronic Angina Focused Update of the ACC/AHA 2002 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Chronic Stable Angina [4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Gibbons RJ, Chatterjee K, Daley J, Douglas JS, Fihn SD, Gardin JM et al. (1999) ACC/AHA/ACP-ASIM guidelines for the management of patients with chronic stable angina: executive summary and recommendations. A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee on Management of Patients with Chronic Stable Angina). Circulation 99 (21):2829-48. PMID: 10351980
  2. 2.0 2.1 Fox K, Garcia MA, Ardissino D, Buszman P, Camici PG, Crea F; et al. (2006). "Guidelines on the management of stable angina pectoris: executive summary: The Task Force on the Management of Stable Angina Pectoris of the European Society of Cardiology". Eur Heart J. 27 (11): 1341–81. doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehl001. PMID 16735367.
  3. Gibbons RJ, Abrams J, Chatterjee K, Daley J, Deedwania PC, Douglas JS et al. (2003) ACC/AHA 2002 guideline update for the management of patients with chronic stable angina--summary article: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee on the Management of Patients With Chronic Stable Angina). Circulation 107 (1):149-58.[1] PMID: 12515758
  4. Fraker TD, Fihn SD, Gibbons RJ, Abrams J, Chatterjee K, Daley J et al. (2007)2007 chronic angina focused update of the ACC/AHA 2002 Guidelines for the management of patients with chronic stable angina: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines Writing Group to develop the focused update of the 2002 Guidelines for the management of patients with chronic stable angina. Circulation 116 (23):2762-72.[2] PMID: 17998462


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