Severe Chronic Non-cardiac Chest Pain
According to a new study in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, people who are discharged from the hospital with non-cardiac chest pain need more aggressive monitoring for cardiovascular risk factors than they generally receive. Researchers say overlapping risk factors for this type of pain--including gastroesophageal reflux disease, obesity, coronary artery disease, and sleep apnea--may contribute to a higher death rate from cardiac-related causes among these patients.
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