title: Prevalence of silent myocardial ischemia in persons with diabetes mellitus or impaired glucose tolerance and association of hemoglobin A1c with prevalence of silent myocardial ischemia.
abstract: Silent myocardial ischemia detected by exercise treadmill or pharmacologic sestamibi stress testing was present in 67 of 196 patients (34%) who had diabetes mellitus or impaired glucose tolerance and in 89 of 640 patients (14%) who had normal glucose tolerance (p <0.001). Among those who had diabetes mellitus or impaired glucose tolerance, silent myocardial ischemia was present in 27 of 54 patients (50%) who had a hemoglobin A1c level > or =7.6% and in 39 of 137 patients (28%) with a hemoglobin A1c level <7.6% (p <0.005).
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Cardiology Division, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York 10595, USA.
authors.forename: Albert J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: DeLuca
authors.forename: Leonardo N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Saulle
authors.forename: Wilbert S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Aronow
authors.forename: Gautham
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ravipati
authors.forename: Melvin B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Weiss
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005080:Exercise Test; D005260:Female; D018149:Glucose Intolerance / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D001786:Blood Glucose; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin