What is Prinzmetal angina?

Prinzmetal angina, also known as variant angina or angina inversa, is a syndrome typically consisting of cardiac chest pain (angina) that occurs at rest and in cycles.

How do members experience Prinzmetal angina?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with Prinzmetal angina*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for Prinzmetal angina*

Who has Prinzmetal angina on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 1
30s 3
40s 6
50s 44
60s 43
70+ 24

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 30
Female 92

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What is Prinzmetal angina?

Prinzmetal angina, also known as variant angina or angina inversa, is a syndrome typically consisting of cardiac chest pain (angina) that occurs at rest and in cycles.



Common symptoms reported by people with Prinzmetal angina

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for Prinzmetal angina

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Compare treatments taken by people with Prinzmetal angina

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Who has Prinzmetal angina on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 52 say Prinzmetal angina is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 1
30s 3
40s 6
50s 44
60s 43
70+ 24
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 1
20-29 years 7
30-39 years 13
40-49 years 18
50-59 years 9
60-69 years 2
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 30
Female 92

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 67
Not Diagnosed 1

These charts show data from Prinzmetal angina patients who have completed their condition history
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