Angor animi (also referred to as angina animi,[1][2] Gairdner's disease[2] and also angina pectoris sine dolore[2]), in medicine, is a symptom defined as a patient's perception that they are in fact dying. Most cases of angor animi are found in patients with acute coronary syndrome (cardiac-related chest pain) such as myocardial infarction. It is, however, occasionally found in patients with other conditions.[1] Pheochromocytoma also can present with angor animi, accompanied by other symptoms that include; profuse sweating, palpitations and characteristically a pounding severe headache. Irukandji syndrome is also another reported cause.[3]
| Angor animi | |
|---|---|
| Causes | Acute coronary syndrome, pheochromocytoma |
Angor animi is differentiated from a fear or desire for death,[1] since angor animi refers to a patient's actual and genuine belief that they are in fact dying.[1]
Etymology
editThe phrase is derived from the two Latin terms which it is composed of, namely angor and animi.
Angor (different from but related to the word anger in modern English), refers to a great anxiety,[4] distress,[5] or mental anguish[5] often accompanied by a painful constriction and palpitations at the upper abdomen and lower thorax (chest).[4]
Animi means an animating spirit, intention or temper.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d angor animi. Online Medical Dictionary. CancerWeb. Centre for Cancer Education. Newcastle University. http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?query=angor+animi(accessed: May 04, 2007)[dead link]
- ^ a b c Gairdner's disease. Online Medical Dictionary. CancerWeb. Centre for Cancer Education. Newcastle University. http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?query=Gairdner%27s+disease[permanent dead link] (accessed: May 04, 2007)
- ^ Fenner, P.J. (2000). "Carukia barnesi and the 'Irukndji Syndrome'" (PDF). www.marine-medic.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2008-07-19. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
- ^ a b angor. Dictionary.com. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. MICRA, Inc. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/angor Archived 2009-08-08 at the Wayback Machine (accessed: May 04, 2007)
- ^ a b angor. Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/angor Archived 2009-08-08 at the Wayback Machine (accessed: May 04, 2007).
- ^ animi. Dictionary.com. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. MICRA, Inc. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/animi Archived 2007-03-29 at the Wayback Machine (accessed: May 04, 2007)
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