Why the study?
Does diabetic neuropathy increase the prevalence of silent myocardial ischemia in middle-aged diabetic men without cardiac symptoms?
Population
60 middle-aged diabetic men without cardiac symptoms (30 with diabetic neuropathy, 30 without)
Comparison
Presence of diabetic neuropathy vs Absence of diabetic neuropathy
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
mean 50 months
Authors
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Positive baseline tests were associated with incident heart disease; leaves open neuropathy's influence on silent ischemia prevalence.
Does diabetic neuropathy increase the prevalence of silent myocardial ischemia in middle-aged diabetic men without cardiac symptoms?
Silent myocardial ischemia is common in asymptomatic diabetic men and predicts future clinical heart disease, but its presence does not appear to be related to diabetic neuropathy.
Hume et al. (1986) studied this question.
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