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Angina
Angina is a specific type of chest discomfort caused by inadequate blood flow through the blood vessels (coronary vessels) of the heart muscle (myocardium). Insufficient blood flow to the heart muscle from a narrowing of the coronary artery, due to the build up of plaque, may cause chest pain.
Angina and the Heart Center
The Chest Pain Center in our Emergency Department was created with the knowledge that many people delay treatment for heart attack symptoms. So we've created a system in which we can quickly assess patients with heart attack symptoms such as angina and provide life-saving thrombolytics or other treatments. To reduce patient anxiety, angina patients are cared for in a special enclosed room that shields them from the hustle and bustle of the busy Trauma Center.
Learn more about angina and the Heart Center at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.
One of the nation's preeminent academic medical centers, Wake Forest Baptist is an integrated health care system that operates 1,291 acute care, rehabilitation and long-term care beds, outpatient services, and community health and information centers. The Medical Center's component institutions carry out a joint mission of patient care, education, research and community service. The partnership includes three major members: Wake Forest University Health Sciences, North Carolina Baptist Hospital, and Wake Forest University Physicians. |
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