Open AccessAbnormal cortical pain processing in patients with cardiac syndrome X
Author(s) -
Massimiliano Valeriani,
Alfonso Sestito,
Domenica Le Pera,
Liala De Armas,
Fabio Infusino,
Toni Maiese,
Gregory A. Sgueglia,
Pietro Tonali,
Filippo Crea,
Domenico Restuccia,
Gaetano Antonio Lanza
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
european heart journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.336
H-Index - 293
eISSN - 1522-9645
pISSN - 0195-668X
DOI - 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi229
Subject(s) - medicine , visual analogue scale , habituation , cardiology , coronary artery disease , stimulation , chest pain , anesthesia , audiology
Previous studies suggested that an enhanced pain sensitivity is present in patients with cardiac syndrome X (SX). We investigated whether SX patients present abnormalities in the electrical cerebral signals generated by pain stimuli.
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