Prevalence of Panic Disorder in Patients with Chest Pain
| Setting | Prevalence of Panic Disorder |
|---|---|
| Family practice7 | 25% |
| Emergency department17,18 | 18%–26% |
| Atypical chest pain19,20 | 16%–47% |
| Referral population | |
| GI Lab (no CAD)21 | 34% |
| Cardiology22 | 38% |
| Negative work-up9,23 | 27%–37% |
| For cardiac testing24 | 47% |
| For angiography25 | 10% |
| Cardiology26–28 | 9%–57% |
| Sent for ECG22,29 | 62% |
| No CAD30 | 34%–41% |
| With atypical chest pain31,32 | 41%–59% |
| Clinic with nonischemic pain33 | 22% |
| Coronary care unit34 | 31% |
| Other | |
| Minimal/no CAD35,36 | 30%–43% |
| Noncardiac chest pain37 | 53% |
| Cardiac neurosis38 | 17% |