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. 1991 Apr;65(4):177-8.
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, N I Jowett, J E Pohl
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Circadian variation in the frequency of onset of chest pain in acute myocardial infarction

D R Thompson et al. Br Heart J. 1991 Apr.

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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