title: Circadian patterns in coronary disease: the mournfulness of morning.
abstract: A circadian pattern is present for all of the manifestations of coronary artery disease discussed in this review; typical angina, variant angina, myocardial infarction and sudden cardiac death. The peak incidence for typical angina is from 06:00 to noon, and earlier, from midnight to 09:00 in variant angina. The peak incidence of myocardial infarction and sudden cardiac death are the same as for typical angina, even though different mechanisms are involved.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Montreal Heart Institute, Quebec.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bogaty
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Waters
mesh_terms: D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000503:physiopathology