What is a painless myocardial infarction

Painless myocardial infarction refers to the lack of characteristic angina pectoris in patients with acute myocardial infarction.

Painless myocardial infarction refers to patients with acute myocardial infarction attack, there is no characteristic angina pectoris performance, or only mild chest distress, or even no obvious clinical symptoms. The cause of painless myocardial infarction is not clear, may be related to a variety of factors, such as age, diabetes, cerebral circulation disorders, etc., most patients with angina symptoms mild or no angina pectoris, or other parts of the pain masked angina phenomenon. Because there are no serious symptoms, painless myocardial infarction is easy to be ignored and may delay effective treatment.

It is recommended that patients with discomfort should seek medical attention in time, early diagnosis and early treatment will help improve prognosis.