Angina-like chest pain: head, heart or oesophagus?
Chest pain indistinguishable from angina may arise from causes other than ischaemic heart disease. Careful history-taking may help to clarify the situation but further investigation is often needed. Techniques are now available to help assess those patients with normal coronary angiograms and thus lead to more appropriate management.
Schofield
P M
PM
Papworth Hospital, Cambridge.
Whorwell
P J
PJ
D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005080:Exercise Test; D006801:Humans; D008487:Medical History Taking; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*