title: [The difference in acute myocardial infarction pain between diabetic and non diabetic patients].
abstract: The goal of this study was to compare the acute myocardial infarction (AMI) pain between diabetic and non diabetic patients. A sample of 80 AMI patients was divided in two groups, with and without diabetes mellitus (DM), being 29% diabetic and 71% non diabetic patients. The patients with DM said they had no pain (p<0.05) and gave lower scores for pain when compared with patients without DM. There was a significant difference between average scores for pain among diabetic and non diabetic patients (p<0.001). In conclusion, the diabetic patients presented no pain or diminished pain when compared with patients without diabetes.
authors.affiliation: Curso de Aprimoramento do Incor da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo.
authors.forename: Leandra de Gouveia Pacheco
authors.initials: Lde G
authors.lastname: Gondim
authors.forename: Wanderson Almeida
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: de Oliveira
authors.forename: Sonia Aurora Alves
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Grossi
mesh_terms: D048909:Diabetes Complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications*; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology*