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Agina, or Angina. Agina is a common misspelling of angina. Angina is chest pain that occurs when the heart muscle is not getting enough oxygen-rich blood.

The three types of angina have different symptoms and treatment options. Stable angina occurs when the heart is working harder than usual and generally goes away with rest; unstable angina is dangerous and requires emergency treatment; variant angina occurs at rest and can be relieved by medicine.

Anginal – Of or related to the pain of angina pectoris. Anti anginal use means being used to treat chronic angina.

Anti-Anginal Drugs
Angina pectoris is chest pain triggered by exertion. Angina pectoris occurs when the heart needs more oxygenated blood to adequately increase the heart rate. Several drugs may be prescribed to prevent the pain of angina. These include:

Amlodipine (Norvasc®, Caduet® as a combination product also containing Atorvastatin)
Amyl nitrite
Atenolol (Tenormin®, Tenoretic® as a combination product also containing Chlorthalidone)
Bepridil (Vascor®)
Diltiazem (Cardizem®, Cartia XT®, Dilacor XR®, Diltia XT®, Tiazac®)
Erythrityl tetranitrate (Cardilate®)
Felodipine (Plendil®, Lexxel® as a combination product also containing Enalapril Maleate)
Isosorbide dinitrate or mononitrate (Dilatrate-SR®, Imdur®, Ismo®, Isordil®, Monoket®)
Isradipine (DynaCirc®)
Metoprolol (Lopressor®, Toprol XL®)
Nadolol (Corgard®, Corzide® as a combination product also containing Bendroflumethiazide)
Nicardipine (Cardene®)
Nifedipine (Adalat®, Nifedical® XL, Procardia®)
Nimodipine (Nimotop®)
Nitroglycerin (Deponit®, Minitran®, Nitrek®, Nitro-Bid®, Nitro-Dur, Nitrogard®, Nitroglycerin Slocaps®, Nitrolingual, NitroQuick®, Nitrostat®, Nitrotab®, Nitro-Time®, Transderm-Nitro)
Pentaerythritol tetranitrate
Propranolol (Inderal®, Inderide®, Innopran® XL, Propranolol Hydrochloride Intensol®)
Verapamil (Calan®, Covera-HS®, Isoptin® SR, Verelan®, Tarka® as a combination product also containing Trandolapril)

2 causes of Anginal pain

1. Coronary heart disease
Disease affecting the heart’s arteries (narrowed arteries)

2. Unstable angina
A condition which is characterized by chest pain of heart origin that occurs without stimuli

Anginal pain: chest discomfort that occurs when there is a decreased blood oxygen supply to an area of the heart muscle.

Ludwig’s Angina, otherwise known as angina ludovici, is a serious, potentially life-threatening cellulitis[1] infection of the tissues of the floor of the mouth, usually occurring in adults with concomitant dental infections. It is named after the German physician, Wilhelm Friedrich von Ludwig who first described this condition in 1836.

Ludwig’s angina is a rapidly spreading bilateral cellulitis of the sublingual and submaxillary spaces, which can compromise the airway. Before the advent of antibiotics, the mortality associated with Ludwig’s angina approached 50%. Today, mortality rates are in the range of 8–10%. The most common cause of death is respiratory compromise.

Ludwig’s Angina (not associated with heart angina)

Coronary Angina – Angina itself isn’t a disease. Rather, it’s a symptom of an underlying heart problem. Angina is usually a symptom of coronary artery disease (CAD), the most common type of heart disease.

CAD occurs when a fatty material called plaque (plak) builds up on the inner walls of the coronary arteries. These arteries carry oxygen-rich blood to your heart. When plaque builds up in the arteries, the condition is called atherosclerosis.

Angina pectoris is the medical term for chest pain or discomfort due to coronary heart disease. Angina is a symptom of a condition called myocardial ischemia. It occurs when the heart muscle (myocardium) doesn’t get as much blood (hence as much oxygen) as it needs. This usually happens because one or more of the heart’s arteries (coronary blood vessels that supply blood to the heart muscle) is narrowed or blocked.

Coronary Angina