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Occult myocardial infarction

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Occult Atherosclerotic Disease

Part of the book series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine ((DICM,volume 123))

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That myocardial infarctions can occur without pain or other recognizable symptoms is not a new concept; in fact, one of the pioneers in clinical cardiology, Herrick, noted it in his landmark paper published in 1912 [1]. Anecdotal reports throughout the 1930s and 1940s from Kennedy, [2] Boyde and Weblow, [3] Gorham and Martin, [4] and Stroud and Wagner, [5] maintained interest in this seeming paradox [2–5]. Roseman [6] reviewed the literature in 1954 and found that 220 cases of this syndrome had been reported, some in more detail than others.

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  1. Department of Cardiology, Central Middlesex Hospital, London, UK

    Abdul-Majeed Salmasi

  2. Irvine Laboratory for Cardiovascular Investigation and Research, St. Mary’s Hospital, London, UK

    Andrew N. Nicolaides

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Cohn, P.F. (1991). Occult myocardial infarction. In: Salmasi, AM., Nicolaides, A.N. (eds) Occult Atherosclerotic Disease. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 123. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3404-0_13

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