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Midwest Nursing Research Society Sage Best Paper Award: The Association of Diabetes and Older Age With the Absence of Chest Pain During Acute Coronary Syndromes

Holli A. DeVon

Loyola University Chicago, hdevon{at}luc.edu

Sue Penckofer

Loyola University Chicago

Karen Larimer

Loyola University Chicago

Cardiac autonomic neuropathy associated with diabetes can cause silent myocardial ischemia and may influence the way that patients perceive symptoms of acute coronary syndromes (ACS). The purpose of this study was to examine symptoms of ACS in patients with and without diabetes while controlling for length of time with diabetes. A convenience sample of 256 patients from two large medical centers in the Midwest participated. Patients with diabetes comprised 33.2% of the sample and reported significantly less chest pain and more unusual fatigue. Patients with diabetes of longer duration (10 or more years) reported more difficulty breathing than did patients with diabetes of shorter duration (fewer than 10 years). Older patients with the same diabetes status also reported less chest pain. For older patients and for patients with diabetes, lack of chest pain during ACS could delay treatment and is thus a concern.

Key Words: diabetes mellitus • acute coronary syndromes • myocardial ischemia • symptoms

Western Journal of Nursing Research, Vol. 30, No. 1, 130-144 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0193945907310241
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