Imipramine in Patients with Chest Pain Despite Normal Coronary Angiograms
Author(s) -
Richard O. Can,
Arshed A. Quyyumi,
Rita Mincemoyer,
Annette M. Stine,
Richard H. Gracely,
Wendy B. Smith,
Marilla Geraci,
Bruce C. Black,
Thomas W. Uhde,
Myron A. Waclawiw,
Kathleen A. Maher,
Stanley B. Benjamin
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejm199405193302003
Subject(s) - medicine , chest pain , cardiac catheterization , cardiology , imipramine , myocardial ischemia , cardiac syndrome x , coronary angiography , ischemia , anesthesia , myocardial infarction , angina , pathology , alternative medicine
Ten to 30 percent of patients undergoing cardiac catheterization because of chest pain are found to have normal coronary angiograms. Because these patients may have a visceral pain syndrome unrelated to myocardial ischemia, we investigated whether drugs that are useful in chronic pain syndromes might also be beneficial in such patients.
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