Chest pain

摘要

The management of coronary heart disease has received much attention in recent years, whereas non-cardiac chest pain has been relatively neglected. The structuring of cardiac care for both angina and non-cardiac chest pain to incorporate a greater focus on psychological aspects of medical management would be likely to produce considerable health gains. Christopher Bass is consultant in psychological medicine at the department of psychological medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford. Richard Mayou is professor of psychiatry, University of Oxford.