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Angina pectoris: underlying mechanism

THE CONTEXT
Angina pectoris is a symptom complex arising from a mismatch between myocardial oxygen supply and demand.

Mechanism

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An imbalance between myocardial oxygen supply and demand produces transient myocardial ischaemia, which causes the symptom complex of angina pectoris.
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