Abstract
Chest pain may be due benign diseases but often suggests an association with coronary artery disease, which justifies a quick search for medical care. However, some people have anxiety disorder with symptoms that resemble clearly an acute coronary syndrome. More specifically, during a panic attack an abrupt feeling of fear accompanied by symptoms such as breathlessness, palpitations and chest pain, makes patients believe they have a heart attack and confuse physicians about the diagnosis. The association between panic disorder and coronary artery disease has been extensively studied in recent years and, although some studies have shown anxiety disorders coexisting or increasing the risk of heart disease, one causal hypothesis is still missing. The aim of this systematic review is to present the various ways in which the scientific community has been investigating the relation between chest pain, panic disorder and coronary artery disease.
Keywords: Chest pain, coronary artery disease, myocardial ischemia, myocardial perfusion, panic anxiety.
CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets
Title:Chest Pain, Panic Disorder and Coronary Artery Disease: A Systematic Review
Volume: 13 Issue: 6
Author(s): Gastao L.F. Soares-Filho, Oscar Arias-Carrion, Gaetano Santulli, Adriana C. Silva, Sergio Machado, Alexandre M. Valenca and Antonio E. Nardi
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Keywords: Chest pain, coronary artery disease, myocardial ischemia, myocardial perfusion, panic anxiety.
Abstract: Chest pain may be due benign diseases but often suggests an association with coronary artery disease, which justifies a quick search for medical care. However, some people have anxiety disorder with symptoms that resemble clearly an acute coronary syndrome. More specifically, during a panic attack an abrupt feeling of fear accompanied by symptoms such as breathlessness, palpitations and chest pain, makes patients believe they have a heart attack and confuse physicians about the diagnosis. The association between panic disorder and coronary artery disease has been extensively studied in recent years and, although some studies have shown anxiety disorders coexisting or increasing the risk of heart disease, one causal hypothesis is still missing. The aim of this systematic review is to present the various ways in which the scientific community has been investigating the relation between chest pain, panic disorder and coronary artery disease.
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Soares-Filho L.F. Gastao, Arias-Carrion Oscar, Santulli Gaetano, Silva C. Adriana, Machado Sergio, Valenca M. Alexandre and Nardi E. Antonio, Chest Pain, Panic Disorder and Coronary Artery Disease: A Systematic Review, CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets 2014; 13 (6) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1871527313666140612141500
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1871527313666140612141500 |
Print ISSN 1871-5273 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1996-3181 |
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