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% |