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Angina (disambiguation)

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Angina pectoris is chest pain due to ischemia (a lack of blood and hence oxygen supply) of the heart muscle

Angina, a medical term generally referring to a constriction, may also refer to:

  • Angina animi, a subjective sense that one is dying, which may accompany cardiac ischemia or other conditions
  • Abdominal angina, postprandial abdominal pain that occurs in individuals with insufficient blood flow to meet visceral demands
  • Ludwig's angina, a serious, potentially life-threatening infection of the tissues of the floor of the mouth
  • Prinzmetal's angina, a syndrome typically consisting of cardiac chest pain at rest that occurs in cycles
  • Vincent's angina, an infection of the tonsils caused by spirochaeta and treponema
  • Angina tonsillaris, an inflammation of the tonsils
  • Angina bullosa haemorrhagica, blood blisters in the mucous membranes of the mouth
  • Herpangina, pharyngeal blisters caused by Coxsackie A virus or Echovirus