A patient comes to the walk-in clinic complaining of chest pain on exertion. The patient is diagnosed with angina pectoris. The patient asks what causes angina. The nurse informs the patient that most often angina is caused by what?
A) Smoking
B) Inadequate cardiac output
C) Infarction of the myocardium
D) Coronary arteriosclerosis
Ans: D
Feedback: In most cases, angina pectoris is due to arteriosclerosis, particularly in older patients. Smoking, hypertension, high cholesterol levels, and diabetes mellitus are all associated with coronary arteriosclerosis.
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