The pain of angina is almost as old as man himself. William Harvey, a pioneer in the history of modern medicine, referred to it as “oppression in the breast.” Two thousand years ago, Roman philosopher Lucius Annaeus Seneca wrote that sudden attacks of pain were “very short, and like a storm.” But the pain was so intense, said Seneca that “to have any other malady is only to be sick. To have this is to be dying.”
Well, not quite. Modern medicine has made enormous progress against angina pectoris, also known simply as chest pain. A wealth of knowledge about its causes and treatment has brought a degree of relief that Seneca could only have dreamed about. In fact, much of this new information has become available only in the last few decades. And the best time to put the new findings to use us right now!
Well, not quite. Modern medicine has made enormous progress against angina pectoris, also known simply as chest pain. A wealth of knowledge about its causes and treatment has brought a degree of relief that Seneca could only have dreamed about. In fact, much of this new information has become available only in the last few decades. And the best time to put the new findings to use us right now!
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