Open AccessAnxiety and depression symptoms in chest pain patients referred for the exercise stress test
Author(s) -
Atooshe Rohani,
Vahid Akbari,
Fahimeh Zarei
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
heart views
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-5123
pISSN - 1995-705X
DOI - 10.4103/1995-705x.90903
Subject(s) - medicine , anxiety , chest pain , depression (economics) , coronary artery disease , physical therapy , angina , outpatient clinic , population , myocardial infarction , psychiatry , environmental health , economics , macroeconomics
As chest pain is an important symptom of coronary artery disease (CAD), the presentation of the symptom often prompts referral to a cardiologist for further investigation. The aim of the present study is to determine the prevalence of anxiety and depressive symptoms in patients referred to a cardiology outpatient clinic for performing the stress test.