… Health Survey and Hospital Anxiety/Depression Scale were used for evaluation of QoL and
psychological symptoms, … It is speculated that the high prevalence of reflux symptoms may …

… controls (n = 746) did not differ with respect to mortality and incidence of CHD. The NCCP …
Non-specific or non-cardiac chest pain is a heterogeneous condition defined as chest pain of …

… This study aimed to estimate the incidence of medical … report chest pain, functional impairment,
and psychological distress … Another population-based study pointed out that patients with …

… other hand, Chinese patients with psychological distress alone … chest pain was defined as
non-cardiac or unexplained chest … This study showed a high prevalence of mental disorders in …

… 12 Wong WM, Lam KF, Cheng C, et al: Population based study of noncardiac chest pain
in southern Chinese: prevalence, psychosocial factors and health care utilization. World J …

… labeled them as a non-cardiac chest pain (NCCP) [1]… chest pain was on lower side among
female participants [15, 19, 20]. In this study, the higher prevalence of non-ischemic chest pain …

… atypical chest pain, non-cardiac chest pain, or “chest pain of … Despite the prevalence of
ACP, Eslick [5] lamented the lack … ); atypical chest pain factors (11 questions), psychological …

… Population-based studies indicate that it is not only … study is to review the role of psychological
factors in NCCP. We aim to provide a broader picture of the prevalence of psychological …

… cause significant psychological stress. NCCP is commonly diagnosed when patients have
chest pain … Despite the high prevalence of thoracic pain in this study, there were no significant …

… Chest pain as a common symptom in general population is considered to be the second most
… Chest pain, with a life time prevalence of 39%, affects the quality of life of suffering patient …