Key result
GERD drives most non-cardiac chest pain, warranting evaluation that addresses psychological comorbidities.
Why the study?
The psychological profile of non-cardiac chest pain patients is strongly influenced by prevalent psychiatric disorders, affecting their psychosocial and functional outcomes.
May support psychiatric screening in non-cardiac chest pain; leaves open whether targeted interventions improve outcomes.
The psychological profile of non-cardiac chest pain patients is strongly influenced by the prevalent psychiatric disorders of this group. Anxiety, affective and somatization features dominate and have both mechanistic and therapeutic implications. These psychiatric disorders are important in the unsatisfactory psychosocial and functional outcome recognized in this patient population.
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Clouse et al. (1995) conducted a review in Non-cardiac chest pain (NCCP). Diagnostic and therapeutic management of NCCP was evaluated. Non-cardiac chest pain is predominantly caused by esophageal disorders such as GERD, requiring exhaustive diagnostic evaluation and targeted treatment strategies that account for underlying psychological comorbidities.
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