Angor animi

Angor animi (also referred to as angina animi,[1][2] Gairdner's disease[2] and also angina pectoris sine dolore[2]), in medicine, is a symptom defined as a patient's perception that they are in fact dying. Most cases of angor animi are found in patients with acute coronary syndrome (cardiac-related chest pain) such as myocardial infarction. It is, however, occasionally found in patients with other conditions.[1] Pheochromocytoma also can present with angor animi, accompanied by other symptoms that include; profuse sweating, palpitations and characteristically a pounding severe headache. Irukandji syndrome is also another reported cause.[3]

Angor animi is differentiated from a fear or desire for death,[1] since angor animi refers to a patient's actual and genuine belief that they are in fact dying.[1]