Glossary for Unstable angina

• Angina: A special type of chest pain.
• Atherosclerosis: Atherosclerosis is a syndrome affecting arterial blood vessels. It is a chronic inflammatory response in the walls of arteries, in large part due to the accumulation of macrophage white blood cells and promoted by low density (especially small particle) lipoproteins (plasma proteins that carry cholesterol and triglycerides) without adequate removal of fats and cholesterol from the macrophages by functional high density lipoproteins (HDL). It is commonly referred to as a hardening or furring of the arteries. It is caused by the formation of multiple plaques within the arteries.
• Chest conditions: Any condition affecting the chest
• Chest discomfort: The sensation of discomfort that is located in the chest
• Chest pain: Pain in the chest area.
• Chest pressure: Uncomfortable pressure in the chest
• Choking: Sensation of blockage or inability to breathe.
• Circulatory system conditions: Medical conditions affecting the heart and the circulatory system.
• Dissecting aortic aneurysm: aortic dissection is a potentially life-threatening condition in which there is bleeding into and along the wall of the aorta, the major artery leaving the heart
• Heart conditions: Any condition that affects the heart
• Heart muscle conditions: Medical conditions affecting the muscle of the heart.
• Pain conditions: Diseases characterized by pain and pain-like symptoms.
• Pericarditis: Inflammation of the membrane surrounding the heart
• Referred pain: term used to describe the phenomenon of pain perceived at a site adjacent to or at a distance from the site of an injury's origin.
• Senior health conditions: Medical conditions affecting seniors, male or female.
• Shortness of breath: The feeling of being short of breath
• Smoking: The smoking of cigarettes
• Unstable angina: A condition which is characterized by chest pain of heart origin that occurs without stimuli
• Ventricular tachycardia: A condition which is characterized by a fast heart beat originates from the ventricles

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