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I20 [1 record]

Record 1 2019-11-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • The Heart
Universal entry(ies)
I20
classification system code, see observation
DEF

A substernal pain, or sense of constriction or oppression, often radiating into the neck or arms and sometimes into the back, produced by insufficient blood-supply to the myocardium.

OBS

The term "angina pectoris" was recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

OBS

I20: code used in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Cœur
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
I20
classification system code, see observation
DEF

Douleur généralement rétrosternale, étalée, constrictive et angoissante, irradiant électivement vers le membre supérieur gauche, la mâchoire et le dos, déclenchée par l'effort (en particulier la marche) ou l'émotion, rapidement calmée par le repos ou la trinitrine, et traduisant une ischémie myocardique par inadaptation momentanée du débit coronaire aux besoins énergétiques du myocarde.

OBS

Le terme «angine de poitrine» a été privilégié par le Comité de sémiologie médicale.

OBS

I20 : code de la Classification statistique internationale des maladies et des problèmes de santé connexes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Corazón
Entrada(s) universal(es)
I20
classification system code, see observation
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