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Cervical angina: a seemingly still neglected symptom of cervical spine disorder?
H Nakajima1, K Uchida, S Kobayashi
1Division of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation Medicine, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Fukui, Japan.
Study Design:
Retrospective, case series.
Design:
A review of 10 surgical cases with symptoms of cervical angina.
Objective:
To stress the importance of symptoms of cervical angina in patients with cervical spine disorders.
Setting:
Fukui University Hospital, Japan.
Results:
A total of 10 patients complaining of symptoms of cervical angina were admitted with a tentative diagnosis of coronary artery disease. Pain relief was achieved by anterior surgical decompression in all patients.
Conclusion:
We stress that physicians should be aware of the symptoms of cervical angina and that surgical intervention often leads to complete relief of symptoms.
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