The relation between silent ischemia and coronary artery disease severity in diabetics

The aim of this work was to examine the relation between the severity of silent ischemic episodes detected by ambulatory ECG recording and the angiographic severity of coronary artery disease (CAD). Methods: Fifty patients with chronic stable angina pectoris and type 2 diabetes mellitus were enrolled in the study.Among the study group, there were 33 males and 17 females; and their mean age was 61 ± 6.5 years. All patients were submitted to 24-hours ambulatory ECG recording and coronary angiography with estimation of Gensini score. According to the frequency of silent ST-segment depression episodes, patients were classified into two groups. Group I: 24 patients with ST-segment depression frequency