A 72-year-old woman with a diagnosis of angina pectoris has presented to her nurse practitioner because her chest pain on exertion has become more frequent and longer lasting in recent days
The nurse should understand that this woman's chest pain is directly attributable to which of the following pathophysiological processes?
A) Inflammation and physical irritation of the lumens of coronary arteries
B) Accumulation of cellular debris in the myocardium after the rupture of atheromas
C) Ischemia of cardiac muscle cells
D) Accumulation of lactic acid in cardiac muscle
C
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