| Silent ischemia: a relevant problem in patients with coronary artery disease? | |
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PMID: 3154695 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Awareness of silent myocardial ischemia has greatly increased during the last few years in the medical community. Methods for its detection include exercise testing, Holter monitoring, and, more specifically, Thallium-201 scintigraphy, 2D-echocardiography, and multigated radionuclide ventriculography with phase analysis, all during rest and exercise. Cohn's classification of silent ischemia has proven very useful in highlighting the magnitude of the problem. It can be estimated that about 2% to 4% of apparently healthy middle aged males in industrialized European countries are prone to asymptomatic ischemic episodes. Prognosis of silent myocardial ischemia has been evaluated in prospective and retrospective studies. Most authors come to the conclusion that ischemia is the key finding, whether painful of asymptomatic. Even present understanding of pain perception from the ischemic myocardium is incomplete; the high prevalence and the relation with myocardial infarction and sudden cardiac death make silent myocardial ischemia one of today's most relevant problems. |
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Authors:
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W Rutishauser; A Righetti; P Roy |
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Cardiovascular drugs and therapy / sponsored by the International Society of Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy Volume: 2 ISSN: 0920-3206 ISO Abbreviation: Cardiovasc Drugs Ther Publication Date: 1988 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1991-04-26 Completed Date: 1991-04-26 Revised Date: 2005-11-16 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8712220 Medline TA: Cardiovasc Drugs Ther Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 61-5 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Centre de Cardiologie, Hôpital Cantonal Universitaire, Genève, Switzerland. |
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Coronary Disease
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physiopathology Diagnosis, Differential Humans |
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