coronary failure


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coronary failure

[′kär·ə‚ner·ē ′fāl·yər]
(medicine)
Prolonged precordial pain or discomfort without conventional evidence of myocardial infarction; subendocardial ischemia caused by a disparity between coronary blood flow and myocardial needs; this condition is more commonly referred to as coronary artery insufficiency.
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