Predictable chest pain relieved by rest?

• A. Angina Pectoris
• B. Chest Pain
• C. Stable Angina
• D. Unstable Angina

Answer: (C)

Predictable exertional chest pain that is relieved by rest points to stable angina. It happens because a fixed narrowing of a coronary artery limits how much blood can reach the heart muscle during activity when oxygen demand rises. With rest, demand falls, blood flow suffices, and the pain fades. This reproducible pattern is the hallmark of chronic stable angina. In contrast, unstable angina can occur at rest or with minimal activity and signals a high-risk, evolving condition. The broad term chest pain is too nonspecific, while angina pectoris is the general category that includes stable angina, but the scenario specifically describes this stable, exertion-related, relief-with-rest pattern.