Do Diabetic Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes Have a Higher Threshold for Ischemic Pain?

Background: Data from over 4 decades have reported a higher incidence of silent infarction among patients with diabetes mellitus (DM), but recent publications have shown conflicting results regarding the correlation between DM and presence of pain in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS). O...

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Main Authors: José Carlos Nicolau, Carlos José Dornas Gonçalves Barbosa, André Franci, Luciano Moreira Baracioli, Marcelo Franken, Felipe Gallego Lima, Roberto Rocha Giraldez, Roberto Kalil Filho, José Antônio Franchini Ramires, Robert P. Giugliano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 2014-09-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2014002100003&lng=en&tlng=en