Mental symptoms in patients with cardiac symptoms and normal coronary arteries

• DOI: 10.1136/openhrt-2014-000093
• Publication Date: 2014-11-04T08:18:36Z
• Authors: Marian Christoph; Antje Christoph; Stephanie Dannemann; David Poitz; Christian Pfluecke; Ruth H Strasser; Carsten Wunderlich; Volker Koellner; Karim Ibrahim
• Keywords: Coronary arteries

Objectives Patients with chest pain and normal coronary arteries often suffer from physical psychological symptoms. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the incidence of mental symptoms in patients angiographic exclusion a heart disease. Design In 253 disease type intensity their were evaluated before after angiography. addition, psychopathological was quantified by standardised questionnaires such as general anxiety depression (HADS), heart-focused (CAQ), hypochondria (Whiteley Index) somatoform disorder (SOMS) quality life (SF-12). Finally, these compared population. Results Despite absence artery disease, 70% continue cardiac The increased 37% women 22% men comparison Heart-focused raised 27%. Somatoform appeared 120% more catheterisation elevated 68% angiography This appearance reflected significantly lower (SF-12) inconspicuous Conclusions healthy