Low Pain Tolerance Is Associated With Coronary Angiography, Coronary Artery Disease, and Mortality: The Tromsø Study

Low Pain Tolerance Is Associated With Coronary Angiography, Coronary Artery Disease, and Mortality: The Tromsø Study

Background The initial presentation to coronary angiography and extent of coronary artery disease (CAD) vary greatly among patients, from ischemia with no obstructive CAD to myocardial infarction with 3‐vessel disease. Pain tolerance has been suggested as a potential mechanism for the variation in p...

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Main Authors: Kristina Fladseth, Haakon Lindekleiv, Christopher Nielsen, Andrea Øhrn, Andreas Kristensen, Jan Mannsverk, Maja‐Lisa Løchen, Inger Njølstad, Tom Wilsgaard, Ellisiv B Mathiesen, Audun Stubhaug, Thor Trovik, Svein Rotevatn, Signe Forsdahl, Henrik Schirmer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-11-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
coronary angiography
coronary artery disease
heart disease risk factors
microvascular angina
pain measurement
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.121.021291

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