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Demirçelik Y, Üzüm Ö, Eliaçik K, Kanik A, Bolat N, Elmali F, Demircan T, Güven B, Gündeş B, Helvaci M. Bodily sensations and quality of life in adolescents with non-cardiac chest pain: a comparative study for the undetermined part of a frequent health problem. Minerva Pediatr (Torino) 2024; 76:299-307. [PMID: 38842377 DOI: 10.23736/s2724-5276.21.06045-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2024]
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BACKGROUND Chest pain in adolescents represents a considerable burden for health services and is rarely associated with cardiac disease. Since chest pain could be related to psychosocial factors there is a need for exploring the relationships among stressful situations, drug consumption, suicidal behaviors, accompanying bodily symptoms and health-related quality of life in adolescents with non-cardiac chest pain. METHODS In this study, we assessed these determinants in 108 adolescents with non-cardiac chest pain (NCCP) and a control group of 77 patients using a structured interview applied to the patients presented to the cardiology outpatient clinics of Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Türkiye, between 30 October 2018 and 30 June 2019. After the interview, the adolescents were given a self-administered pediatric quality of life inventory and the body sensations questionnaire for assessing aspects of fear. RESULTS Adolescents with NCCP expressed more panic associated bodily symptoms and reported worse subjective physical, academic, and emotional functioning in addition to more suicidal ideation. CONCLUSIONS NCCP could be accepted as a warning sign of an underlying psychosocial problem and requires a more interdisciplinary collaborative care by pediatricians, psychologists, and psychiatrists.
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- Yavuz Demirçelik
- Department of Pediatrics, İzmir Tepecik Teaching and Research Hospital, İzmir, Türkiye -
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- Department of Pediatrics, İzmir Tepecik Teaching and Research Hospital, İzmir, Türkiye
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- Division of Adolescent Medicine, İzmir Tepecik Teaching and Research Hospital, İzmir, Türkiye
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- Department of Pediatrics, İzmir Katip Çelebi University School of Medicine, İzmir, Türkiye
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University School of Medicine, Çanakkale, Türkiye
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- Department of Biostatistics, İzmir Katip Çelebi University School of Medicine, İzmir, Türkiye
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, İzmir Tepecik Teaching and Research Hospital, İzmir, Türkiye
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, İzmir Tepecik Teaching and Research Hospital, İzmir, Türkiye
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- Department of Family Medicine, İzmir Tepecik Teaching and Research Hospital, İzmir, Türkiye
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- Department of Pediatrics, İzmir Tepecik Teaching and Research Hospital, İzmir, Türkiye
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Burt JR, O'Dell MC, Yacoub B, Chamberlin J, Waltz J, Wallace C, Kocher M, Sacerdote M, Gonzalez A, Feranec N, Hernandez M, Agha A, Liu B. Prevalence of Abnormal Coronary Findings on Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography Among Young Adults Presenting With Chest Pain. J Thorac Imaging 2021; 36:116-121. [PMID: 33003106 DOI: 10.1097/rti.0000000000000564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE We evaluated the prevalence of coronary stenosis on coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) in patients aged 18 to 30 years, who presented to the emergency department with chest pain. We also examined the risk factors potentially associated with abnormal coronary findings on CCTA in this age group. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 884 patients were retrospectively evaluated. Indication for CCTA was guided by our hospital's chest pain protocol based on ACC/AHA guidelines. These were performed using the standard technique and interpreted based on CAD-RADS guidelines. Scans were identified as abnormal if atherosclerotic coronary artery disease (CAD), myocardial bridging (MB), or any anatomic coronary artery anomaly were present. RESULTS Twenty-two percent of patients had a coronary abnormality on CCTA. The most common abnormality was MB (17.3%), followed by CAD (4.4%) and coronary anomalies (1.5%). A small minority had stenosis (2.8%), most commonly caused by CAD. Most cases with stenosis were minimal to mild (72%) with 0.8% having coronary stenosis ≥50%. Age and male sex were risk factors for both coronary artery stenosis (odds ratio: 1.32 and 4.50, 95% confidence interval: 1.03-1.69, and 1.23-16.46, P=0.028 and 0.023, respectively) and CAD (odds ratio: 1.52 and 3.67, 95% confidence interval: 1.14-2.04, and 1.26-10.66, P=0.005 and 0.017, respectively). CONCLUSIONS Epicardial coronary stenosis is rarely the cause of chest pain among young adult patients presenting to the emergency department. Age and male sex were both risk factors for coronary artery stenosis/disease in this age group.
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- Jeremy R Burt
- Department or Radiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
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- Department or Radiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
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- Department or Radiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
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- Department or Radiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
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- Department or Radiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
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- Department or Radiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas, Houston, TX
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- Department of Radiology, Baptist Hospital of Miami, FL
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Eliacik K, Bolat N, Kanik A, Malas N, Demircan T, Hortu H, Özyurt G, Orbatu D, Alaygut D, Guven B. Adolescents with unexplained chest pain reported depression and impaired emotional and social functioning. Acta Paediatr 2020; 109:1642-1648. [PMID: 31860731 DOI: 10.1111/apa.15144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2019] [Revised: 08/24/2019] [Accepted: 12/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIM Chest pain is common in adolescence, but there are no established criteria for managing this problem, which is rarely associated with cardiac disease. This study addressed the gaps in the literature by evaluating psychosocial factors that could be associated with medically unexplained chest pain. METHODS We consecutively selected 100 patients (68% girls) aged 13-18 who were diagnosed with unexplained chest pain when they presented to the cardiology outpatient clinics of Tepecik Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey, between 30 September 2015 and 30 June 2018. The controls were 76 age- and sex-matched adolescents (69% girls) aged 13-18 who were undergoing routine cardiology assessments before joining sports clubs. We assessed their health-related quality of life and any depression and physical symptoms. RESULTS Regression analysis showed some adolescents were a number of times more likely to report chest pain. These included those who reported boredom (4.1 times), felt stressed or anxious (2.2) and those who experienced sleep disturbance (2.6), co-morbid headaches (2.0), back pain (3.1) and impaired social functioning (1.2). CONCLUSION The results indicated a significant association between unexplained chest pain and physical symptoms, depression and impaired emotional and social functioning. These factors warrant further evaluation.
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- Kayi Eliacik
- Division of Adolescent Medicine Tepecik Training and Research Hospital İzmir Turkey
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Onsekiz Mart University School of Medicine Çanakkale Turkey
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- Department of Paediatrics Katip Çelebi University School of Medicine İzmir Turkey
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- Department of Psychiatry and Department of Paediatrics University of Michigan Medical School Ann Arbor MI USA
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- Department of Paediatric Cardiology Tepecik Training and Research Hospital İzmir Turkey
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- Division of Adolescent Medicine Tepecik Training and Research Hospital İzmir Turkey
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Katip Çelebi University School of Medicine İzmir Turkey
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- Department of Paediatrics Tepecik Training and Research Hospital İzmir Turkey
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- Department of Paediatrics Tepecik Training and Research Hospital İzmir Turkey
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- Department of Paediatric Cardiology Tepecik Training and Research Hospital İzmir Turkey
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Noncardiac chest pain is an angina-type discomfort without indication of ischemia. Diagnosis can be difficult because of its heterogeneous nature. Classification varies by specialty; gastroenterology uses the terminology gastroesophageal reflux disease related versus non-gastroesophageal reflux disease related. Other disciplines recognize noncardiac chest pain etiologies as having gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, psychiatric, or pulmonary/other as underlying etiologies. Diagnostics yield a specific cause for effective treatment, which is aimed at the underlying etiology, but it is not always possible. Some patients with noncardiac chest pain have comorbidities and ongoing pain that lead to decreased quality of life and continued health care use.
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- Sharron Rushton
- Duke University School of Nursing, DUMC Box 3322, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
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- Georgetown University School of Nursing and Health Studies, St. Mary's Hall, 3700 Reservoir Road Northwest, Washington, DC 20007, USA
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Ilangkovan N, Mogensen CB, Mickley H, Lassen AT, Lambrechtsen J, Sand NPR, Albiniussen R, Byg J, Hald F, Grønhøj MH, Diederichsen A. Prevalence of coronary artery calcification in a non-specific chest pain population in emergency and cardiology departments compared with the background population: a prospective cohort study in Southern Denmark with 12-month follow-up of cardiac endpoints. BMJ Open 2018; 8:e018391. [PMID: 29502085 PMCID: PMC5855253 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To examine and compare the prevalence of coronary artery calcification (CAC) and the frequency of cardiac events in a background population and a cohort of patients with non-specific chest pain (NSCP) who present to an emergency or cardiology department and are discharged without an obvious reason for their symptom. DESIGN A double-blinded, prospective, observational cohort study that measures both CT-determined CAC scores and cardiac events after 1 year of follow-up. SETTING Emergency and cardiology departments in the Region of Southern Denmark. SUBJECTS In total, 229 patients with NSCP were compared with 722 patients from a background comparator population. MAIN OUTCOMES MEASURES Prevalence of CAC and incidence of unstable angina (UAP), acute myocardial infarction (MI), ventricular tachycardia (VT), coronary revascularisation and cardiac-related mortality 1 year after index contact. RESULTS There was no significant difference in the prevalence of CAC (OR 0.9 (95% CI 0.6 to 1.3), P=0.546) or the frequency of cardiac endpoints (P=0.64) between the studied groups. When compared with the background population, the OR for patients with NSCP for a CAC >100 Agatston units (AU) was 1.0 (95% CI 0.6 to 1.5), P=0.826. During 1 year of follow-up, two (0.9%) patients with NSCP underwent cardiac revascularisation, while none experienced UAP, MI, VT or death. In the background population, four (0.6%) participants experienced a clinical cardiac endpoint; two had an MI, one had VT and one had a cardiac-related death. CONCLUSION The prevalence of CAC (CAC >0 AU) among patients with NSCP is comparable to a background population and there is a low risk of a cardiac event in the first year after discharge. A CAC study does not provide notable clinical utility for risk-stratifying patients with NSCP. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER NCT02422316; Pre-results.
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- Cardiology Department, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital of Southern Denmark, Aabenraa, Denmark
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- Cardiology Department, Vejle Hospital, Vejle, Denmark
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Ilangkovan N, Mickley H, Diederichsen A, Lassen A, Sørensen TL, Sheta HM, Stæhr PB, Mogensen CB. Clinical features and prognosis of patients with acute non-specific chest pain in emergency and cardiology departments after the introduction of high-sensitivity troponins: a prospective cohort study. BMJ Open 2017; 7:e018636. [PMID: 29275346 PMCID: PMC5770919 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To determine the incidence of clinical, cardiac-related endpoints and mortality among patients presenting to an emergency or cardiology department with non-specific chest pain (NSCP), and who receive testing with a high-sensitivity troponin. A second objective was to identify risk factors for the above-noted endpoints during 12 months of follow-up. DESIGN A prospective multicentre study. SETTING Emergency and cardiology departments in Southern Denmark. SUBJECTS The study enrolled 1027 patients who were assessed for acute chest pain in an emergency or cardiology department, and in whom a myocardial infarction or another obvious reason for chest pain had been ruled out. Patients were enrolled from September 2014 to June 2015 and followed for 1 year. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Clinical, cardiac-related endpoints (cardiac-related death, acute myocardial infarction, unstable angina and coronary revascularisation) and all-cause mortality. RESULTS Over a period of 1 year, cardiac-related endpoints were found in 19 patients (1.9%): 0 patients experienced cardiac-related death, 2 (0.2%) had myocardial infarction, 4 (0.4%) had unstable angina pectoris and 17 (1.7%) underwent coronary revascularisation. All-cause mortality was observed in seven patients (0.7%). When compared with the general population, the standardised mortality ratio did not differ. The risk factors associated with the study endpoints included male gender, body mass index >25 kg/m2, previous known coronary artery disease, hypertension, hypercholesterolaemia, diabetes mellitus and the use of statins. A total of 73% of the endpoints occurred in males. CONCLUSION The prognosis for patients with NSCP is favourable, with a 1-year mortality after discharge that is comparable with the background population. Few clinical endpoints took place during follow-up, and those that did were predominantly in males.
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- Department of Cardiology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital of Southern Denmark, Sonderborg, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Hospital of Southern Denmark, Aabenraa, Denmark
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Anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation, and stressful life events in non-cardiac adolescent chest pain: a comparative study about the hidden part of the iceberg. Cardiol Young 2017; 27:1098-1103. [PMID: 27830640 DOI: 10.1017/s1047951116002109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Chest pain in adolescents is rarely associated with cardiac disease. Adolescents with medically unexplained chest pain usually have high levels of anxiety and depression. Psychological stress may trigger non-cardiac chest pain. This study evaluated risk factors that particularly characterise adolescence, such as major stressful events, in a clinical population. The present study was conducted on 100 adolescents with non-cardiac chest pain and 76 control subjects. Stressful life events were assessed by interviewing patients using a 36-item checklist, along with the Children's Depression Inventory and Spielberger's State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for children, in both groups. Certain stressful life events, suicidal thoughts, depression, and anxiety were more commonly observed in adolescents with non-cardiac chest pain compared with the control group. Moreover, binary logistic regression analysis showed that trouble with bullies, school-related problems, and depression may trigger non-cardiac chest pain in adolescents. Non-cardiac chest pain on the surface may point to the underlying psychosocial health problems such as depression, suicidal ideas, or important life events such as academic difficulties or trouble with bullies. The need for a psychosocial evaluation that includes assessment of negative life events and a better management have been discussed in light of the results.
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Nilsson S, Järemo P. Non-coronary chest pain does not affect long-term mortality: a prospective, observational study using a matched population control. BMC FAMILY PRACTICE 2016; 17:159. [PMID: 27852221 PMCID: PMC5112656 DOI: 10.1186/s12875-016-0559-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2016] [Accepted: 11/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Background Chest pain assumed to be of non-coronary origin (NCCP) may be linked to enhanced mortality due to coronary heart disease (CHD). The aim of this study was to follow NCCP patients, as defined in primary care, with respect to mortality and long-term morbidity of CHD. We further examined if NCCP associates with risk factors for CHD. Methods Patients consulting general practitioners (GPs) in 1998–2000 in three primary care centers in the southeast Sweden for chest pain regarded as NCCP were compared with controls matched for age, gender and residential area. Causes of death were gathered from registry data and death certificates. In 2005 a postal questionnaire was distributed to the survivors to collect demographic and clinical data. If participants had CHD diagnosed by a physician prior to inclusion they were excluded. Results Patients with NCCP (n = 382) and population controls (n = 746) did not differ with respect to mortality and incidence of CHD. The NCCP group reported more ongoing chest pain (OR 3.34 95 % CI 2.41–4.62), they more often had elevated blood pressure (OR 1.86 95 % CI 1.32–2.60), consumed more β-blockers (p < 0.001), aspirin (p = 0.013), thiazides (p = 0.004) and long-acting nitrates (p = 0.002). They further had more remedies for acid-related disorders (p = 0.014) and obstructive pulmonary disease (p < 0.001). Conclusions The study suggests that individuals with chest pain judged by GPs to be NCCP do not develop CHD more frequently than population controls. It is evident that NCCP often lasts for many years and that the condition associates with hypertension.
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- Staffan Nilsson
- Primary Health Care and Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, Linköping University, Norrköping, Sweden. .,Vikbolandet Health Care Centre, Bygdevägen 13, Vikbolandet, SE-610 24, Sweden.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, The Vrinnevi Hospital, Norrköping, Sweden
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