Multisciplinary Evaluation of Noncardiac Chest PainNonkardiyak

Abstract

Aim: We aimed the report the reasons, clinical evaluation, and treatment options of noncardiac chest pain. Material and Method: A total 40 noncardiac chest pain patients had been evaluated and treated. They were applied with angina like chest pain to cardiac clinic firstly, the patients were evaluated with myocard perfusion scintigraphy or coronary angiography, and then all of the patients consulted with musculoskeletal, emotional, esophageal and chestdiseases clinics. Results: The mean age of the patients was 41.35 +/- 12.20years (18-70 years), twelve (30%) were male and 28 (70%) were female.Musculoskeletal diseases were observed 9 (22.5%) patients, emotional diseases were observed 8 (20%) patients, esophageal diseases were observed14 (35%) patients and chest diseases were observed 9 (22.5%) patients.Discussion: Noncardiac Chest Pain is a common, expensive, not always benignand difficult problem in clinical practice. The etiologies should be includemusculoskeletal, emotional, esophageal and chest diseases. Carefully evaluation,early diagnosis and appropriate treatment approaches are importantbecause of the high costs and contains the seriously life threating causes.