Prinzmetal's angina

English

Alternative forms

  • Prinzmetal angina

Etymology

It was described in 1959 by the American cardiologist Myron Prinzmetal (1908–1987), though it had been written about earlier.

Noun

Prinzmetal's angina (uncountable)

  1. A syndrome typically consisting of angina (cardiac chest pain) at rest that occurs in cycles and is caused by vasospasm.
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