Myocardial infarction without pain. A study of the sensory function of the upper limbs

The sensory function of the upper limbs was examined in 18 subjects who had a myocardial infarction without a well-defined episode of chest pain. The cutaneous pain threshold was significantly higher than in normals. The ischaemia of the upper limbs induced patterns of sensations different from the...

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Published inPain (Amsterdam) Vol. 2; no. 3; pp. 309 - 313
Main Authors Procacci, Paolo, Zoppi, Massimo, Padeletti, Luigi, Maresca, Marco
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier B.V 01.01.1976
Lippincott-Raven Publishers.Copyright Lippincott-Raven Publishers
Subjects
Angina Pectoris - physiopathology
Arm - blood supply
Arm - innervation
Clinical Trials as Topic
Humans
Ischemia - physiopathology
Myocardial Infarction - diagnosis
Myocardial Infarction - physiopathology
Pain
Skin - innervation
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ISSN0304-3959
1872-6623
DOI10.1016/0304-3959(76)90008-7

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Summary:The sensory function of the upper limbs was examined in 18 subjects who had a myocardial infarction without a well-defined episode of chest pain. The cutaneous pain threshold was significantly higher than in normals. The ischaemia of the upper limbs induced patterns of sensations different from the normals, with onset of pain and of autonomie and coenaesthesic disturbances. These modifications of the sensory function are the same as observed in subjects with a previous painful infarction, but are quite different from those observed in patients with angina pectoris.
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ISSN:0304-3959
1872-6623
DOI:10.1016/0304-3959(76)90008-7