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I think we now all agree that asymptomatic ischemia does exist. The following results have been achieved:
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Even in symptomatic ischemic events, there is a preceding asymptomatic period.
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If in the same patient some ischemic attacks are symptomatic and others are asymptomatic, it is mainly a matter of severity of ischemia.
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There are some patients who never suffer angina in spite of repeated episodes of ischemia. In these patients the determining factors are not ischemia-related, but person-related, such as decreased sensibility to pain. Changes in endorphin metabolism and psychological factors also play major roles. Only among these patients are silent infarctions frequent.
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Roskamm, H. (1984). Closing Remarks. In: Rutishauser, W., Roskamm, H. (eds) Silent Myocardial Ischemia. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69589-6_31
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