Anxiety about anxiety: a survey of emergency department provider beliefs and practices regarding anxiety-associated low risk chest pain

Abstract Background Approximately 80% of patients presenting to emergency departments (ED) with chest pain do not have any true cardiopulmonary emergency such as acute coronary syndrome (ACS). However, psychological contributors such as anxiety are thought to be present in up to 58%, but often remai...

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Main Authors: Paul I. Musey, John A. Lee, Cassandra A. Hall, Jeffrey A. Kline
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:BMC Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12873-018-0161-x