Noncardiac chest pain in patients with heart disease.

摘要: This is a retrospective study of cardiac patients with noncardiac chest pain referred for evaluation esophageal motility. Sixty-eight heart disease were compared 210 without according to findings from symptom questionnaires and psychologic test (Brief Symptom Inventory). More than 70% each group qualified an anxiety or depressive diagnosis on the questionnaire. These diagnoses supported by significant elevations scores depression scales Brief Inventory. Male gender panic disorder occurred significantly more often in disease. "Stress" was cited as cause illness about half sample, but this led less satisfactory rates psychiatric pharmacotherapy. particular concern because known adverse effect those