How to Use angina in a Sentence

angina

noun
Definition of anginanext
  • The drug is used to treat angina, a condition that causes severe pain in the chest.
    — Lawrence Yee, Peoplemag, 8 Mar. 2024
  • According to the Mayo Clinic, angina is chest pain that is caused by a reduced blood flow to the heart.
    — Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2019
  • In this case, the doctor seemed to go with the flow and parlay the mentioning of angina further into the discourse.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
  • There are two kinds of angina: Stable and unstable, the Mayo Clinic says.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 26 Apr. 2018
  • That finding suggests that people prone to angina might want to opt for a procedure.
    — Claudia Wallis, Scientific American, 14 Feb. 2020
  • Such risks range from a heart attack and coronary artery surgery to angina and angioplasty.
    — Fox News, 11 Sep. 2019
  • Unlike typical angina, this isn’t due to plaque buildup.
    — H Lee Kagan, Discover Magazine, 8 Oct. 2019
  • Where the procedures did outshine drugs was in reducing chest pain, or angina.
    — Claudia Wallis, Scientific American, 14 Feb. 2020
  • Of those women in the study who developed CAD, over 55% had a heart attack and almost 39% had angina, or chest pain, both of which can happen when the heart doesn’t receive enough blood.
    — Julia Landwehr, Health, 16 Feb. 2023
  • People who are taking nitrates, such as GTN for angina (chest pain), should avoid using sildenafil.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Snyder didn’t send him to the hospital but instead treated him with amyl nitrate for angina; heparin, a blood thinner; and morphine for the pain.
    — Marc Siegel, Slate Magazine, 19 Jan. 2017
  • Researchers said the study doesn't mean that patients with angina should never undergo the procedure.
    — Lynne Terry, OregonLive.com, 2 Nov. 2017
  • Symptoms of angina and a heart attack are pretty similar.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 15 Aug. 2018
  • Her mother has Parkinson’s and dementia, and her father has diabetes and angina.
    — Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2021
  • There is no question that statins can protect the health of people who have already had a heart attack or stroke (or even angina) and thus face a significant risk of a recurrence that could prove fatal.
    — Jane E. Brody, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2018
  • One out of five patients who had daily or weekly chest pain became angina-free within one year with drug therapy, but that rose to one out of two with the invasive strategy.
    — Claudia Wallis, Scientific American, 14 Feb. 2020
  • Signs of the condition include having angina, or chest pain, feeling weak, dizzy or sick to your stomach, or experiencing shortness of breath.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 24 Feb. 2023
  • These unprovoked, spontaneous spasms comprise about 2 percent of all cases of angina.
    — H Lee Kagan, Discover Magazine, 8 Oct. 2019
  • Stenting and bypass procedures, however, did help some patients with intractable chest pain, called angina.
    — Gina Kolata, SFChronicle.com, 16 Nov. 2019
  • Many people who suffer from exertional angina are now sitting at home rather than climbing the subway stairs every day, and the threshold of discomfort that would drive them to seek care is likely far higher.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 19 Apr. 2020
  • During the 1990s, Viagra failed miserably in trials as a treatment for angina, but alert researchers at Pfizer realized that one of the side effects could have global appeal.
    — Amanda Foreman, WSJ, 4 May 2018
  • Thousands of studies have linked hypertension in adults to heart attack, stroke, angina and peripheral artery disease.
    — Carrie Arnold, Newsweek, 5 Sep. 2017
  • Compared to men with no hair loss, men whose crowns were completely bald had a 36 percent greater risk of having a coronary event, such as a heart attack, angina, or heart surgery including angioplasty or bypass surgery.
    — Reuters, WIRED, 24 Jan. 2000
  • But frequently angioplasty is used mainly to relieve chest pain, or angina.
    — Matthew Herper, STAT, 11 Nov. 2023
  • But the drug is typically prescribed for angina and other serious heart ailments, not the kind of conditions an elite athlete typically suffers from.
    — Douglas Perry, OregonLive.com, 18 May 2017
  • Ironically, most medical articles about Ludwig’s angina are now authored in low-income countries as opposed to rich ones like ours.
    — Claire Panosian Dunavan, Discover Magazine, 9 May 2018
  • An angina medication with a side effect of erections became Viagra.
    — Eric Boodman, STAT, 10 Feb. 2020
  • In April, Larry suffered angina and underwent an angioplasty.
    — Eric Todisco, PEOPLE.com, 17 Sep. 2019
  • The discomfort associated with angina is often described as pressure, tightness, or a burning sensation.
    — Cassie Shortsleeve, SELF, 14 Nov. 2018
  • Beta blockers are a group of medications most commonly used to treat conditions associated with your heart and blood vessels, such as angina (chest pain), hypertension (high blood pressure), or atrial fibrillation.
    — Femi Aremu, Verywell Health, 1 July 2024

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