Examinations and Diagnosis of Subjects With Non-cardiac Chest Pain
| Variables | n = 174 |
|---|---|
| Physician visits | |
| Primary care physician | 143 (82) |
| Emergency physician | 14 (8) |
| Cardiologist | 20 (11) |
| Gastroenterologist | 14 (8) |
| Others | 10 (6) |
| Examination | |
| Blood test | 63 (36) |
| Chest radiography | 88 (51) |
| Electrocardiography | 82 (47) |
| Cardiovascular angiography | 11 (6) |
| CT scanning | 27 (16) |
| MRI scanning | 15 (9) |
| Esophagogastroduodenoscopy | 20 (11) |
| Colonoscopy | 5 (3) |
| Echocardiography | 31 (18) |
| Abdominal ultrasound | 14 (8) |
| Other | 10 (6) |
| No test | 26 (15) |
| Diagnosis | |
| NCCP (diagnosed by a physician) | 5 (3) |
| RE | 26 (15) |
| Functional chest pain | 4 (2) |
| Abnormal esophageal movement | 3 (2) |
| Achalasia | 4 (2) |
| Gastritis or peptic ulcer | 6 (3) |
| FD/IBS | 2 (1) |
| Anxiety | 19 (11) |
| Unknown | 96 (55) |
| Others | 29 (17) |
NCCP, non-cardiac chest pain; RE, reflux esophagitis; FD, functional dyspepsia; IBS, irritable bowel syndrome.
Data are presented as n (%).