NEW TECHNIQUE OF CUTANEOUS ELECTROALGESIM ETRY WITH MODIFIED CONCENTRIC SUPRACUTANEOUS ELECTRODE IN PATIENTS WITH ISCHEMIC-HEART-DISEASE

New technique of measurement of electrical pain threshold (electroanag esimetry) by means of a modified concentric supracutaneous electrode w as suggested. An original protocol allowing to conduct measurements wi thin individually adjusted range of electric current was used. Tactile and pain sensibility thresholds were determined in 40 male patients w ith stable effort class II-III angina. Results of measurements were hi ghly reproduceable. Mean coefficients of variation of measurements per formed on different days were 7.5+0.7% and 5.0+0.7% for tactile and pa in thresholds, respectively. Correlation coefficients between results of individual measurements; were 0,98-0,99 (p<0.001) and 0.93-0.94 (p< 0.001) for tactile and pain thresholds, respectively. The method was w ell tolerated by patients and could be recommended for evaluation of c utaneous tactile end pain sensitivity in clinical conditions.