Cervical angina: a seemingly still neglected symptom of cervical spine disorder?

Abstract

Retrospective, case series.

A review of 10 surgical cases with symptoms of cervical angina.

To stress the importance of symptoms of cervical angina in patients with cervical spine disorders.

Fukui University Hospital, Japan.

A total of 10 patients complaining of symptoms of cervical angina were admitted with a tentative diagnosis of coronary artery disease. Pain relief was achieved by anterior surgical decompression in all patients.

We stress that physicians should be aware of the symptoms of cervical angina and that surgical intervention often leads to complete relief of symptoms.