A 74-year-old professional golfer has chest pain that occurs toward the end of his golfing games.He says the pain usually goes away after one or two sublingual nitroglycerin tablets and rest.What type of angina is he experiencing?

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The fact that the pain occurs toward the end of his golfing games and goes away with rest and nitroglycerin suggests that he is experiencing classic/exertional angina. Variant angina (also known as Prinzmetal's angina) typically occurs at rest and unstable angina is characterized by chest pain that is more severe, longer-lasting, and occurs with less exertion or at rest.

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