Post-infarction angina refers to a condition where patients experience ischemic chest pain after having an acute myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack. This pain can occur at rest or with minimal exertion and typically presents 24 hours or more after the initial event. It is seen in about 10 to 15 per cent of patients post-MI and is more prevalent in non-Q-wave infarctions, particularly when the damage involves the anterior myocardial wall. read more >>

Post-infarction angina includes a syndrome of ischemic chest pain occurring either at rest or during minimal activity 24 hours or more following an acute MI. It develops in approximately 10 to 15 per cent of patients and is particularly common in non Q-wave infarcts involving the anterior myocardial wall.read more >>