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.
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.
Authors: Omar M Al Jammal; Luis Daniel Diaz-Aguilar; Shanmukha Srinivas; Jillian Plonsker; Ronald Sahyouni; Martin H Pham Journal: Neurospine Date: 2020-12-31