What are the differences between angina pectoris and intercostal neuralgia?

Angina and intercostal neuralgia are different in nature, cause and symptoms.

1. Different in nature Angina

is a type of coronary artery disease, belonging to a clinical syndrome, and does not specifically refer to a disease. Intercostal neuralgia is a subjective symptom of the patient.

2. Different causes

The basic cause of angina pectoris is the deposition of lipid components in the blood on the coronary artery wall, which can form atherosclerotic plaques, which in turn promote arterial stenosis, blood supply and oxygen supply reduction, and finally cause angina pectoris. Intercostal neuralgia is more common in thoracic injuries, thoracic tuberculosis, thoracic degeneration, ankylosing spondylitis and other diseases, such diseases will compress and stimulate surrounding tissues and nerves, and inflammatory reactions, and finally pain.

3. Different symptoms The

typical symptoms of angina pectoris are chest crushing pain. The pain is mostly located behind the sternum, and can also radiate to the precordial area, upper limbs and mandible throat. The typical symptoms of intercostal neuralgia are pain from back to front, radiating along the intercostal space, showing a semi-circular shape. The pain is mostly tingling or burning pain.