Key result
Self-reported chest pain explains 34% of angiographic CAD variance, far exceeding neuroticism scores.
Why the study?
Do specific chest pain symptoms and neuroticism scores correlate with angiographically determined coronary artery stenosis?
Observational
Do specific chest pain symptoms and neuroticism scores correlate with angiographically determined coronary artery stenosis?
Effect estimate: multiple correlation 0.58
Neuroticism influences chest pain reporting more than actual coronary stenosis, suggesting that recognizing patient distress levels can aid in more accurate symptom evaluation.
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Chest pain descriptors explain more stenosis variance than neuroticism; leaves open whether symptom-focused assessment refines CAD evaluation in prospective cohorts.
Costa et al. (1985) conducted an observational in Chest pain and coronary artery stenosis. Chest pain symptoms and neuroticism was evaluated on Angiographically determined coronary stenosis (multiple correlation 0.58). Self-reported chest pain variables accounted for 34% of the variance in angiographic coronary stenosis (multiple correlation 0.58), whereas neuroticism scores accounted for only 5%.
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