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. 1991 Apr;65(4):177–178. doi: 10.1136/hrt.65.4.177

Circadian variation in the frequency of onset of chest pain in acute myocardial infarction.

D R Thompson 1, T W Sutton 1, N I Jowett 1, J E Pohl 1
PMCID: PMC1024574  PMID: 2029438

Abstract

The time of onset of chest pain was studied prospectively in 1154 consecutive patients admitted to a coronary care unit with myocardial infarction during a five year period. Statistical analysis confirmed a previous finding in a retrospective study of a bimodal frequency distribution with peaks in the time of onset of chest pain between 2330 and 0030 hours and between 0630 and 0830 hours.

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