What Is Angina Pectoris?
6. Diagnosing Angina Pectoris
When you see your doctor about chest pain, he or she will talk to you about your symptoms, lifestyle, and family history. Your doctor may refer you for diagnostic tests, including blood tests and imaging. Doctors can use several tests to examine your heart and arteries to assess blood flow. Those tests might include an electrocardiogram, echocardiogram, stress test, X-ray, MRI, or others.
With treatment and lifestyle management, the prognosis for people with angina is often quite good. A 2007 study found that people with moderate to severe angina and an average age of 62 had a 5-year survival rate of 92%.1COURAGE Trial Research Group. ‘Optimal Medical Therapy with or without PCI for Stable Coronary Disease’. New England Journal of Medicine 356 (15), 2007.
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