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POST–MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION PAIN IN A SERIES OF MALE PATIENTS IN THE ALBURY–WODONGA DISTRICT
Author(s) -
Stephens W. B.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1970.tb50136.x
Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial infarction , coronary care unit , anticoagulant therapy , physical therapy , infarction , emergency medicine
One hundred and ten males of an average age 54·7 years have been interviewed more than six months after myocardial infarction. None of these patients had been treated in a coronary care unit, and only four were receiving long‐term anticoagulant therapy. All patients were living in the country. The nature and frequency of post‐myocardial infarction pain in these patients have been classified, and attitudes towards physical exercise, the use of glyceryl trinitrate and smoking habits have been examined. The study has been compared with an earlier study performed on patients attending the Royal Melbourne Hospital. The results are similar, suggesting that the initial management of the patient does not influence subsequent pain patterns.