[State of microcirculation in angina pectoris (according to conjunctival biomicroscopy)]

By way of conjunctival biomicroscopy the state of microcirculation was studied in 107 patients with angina pectoris and in 140 normal middle-aged individuals. All the examinees were tested for bicycle test tolerance. Patients with angina demonstrated important disorders in the terminal blood flow. The tolerance of physical exercises distinctly drops along with the growing severity of angina, and microcirculatory disorders are increasing. Microcirculatory disorders are postulated to play a certain role in the pathogenesis of angina pectoris.