Clinical Follow Up Of Patients Admitting To Pulmonary Clinic With Chest Pain

Chest pain is the most common reason of emergency service visits and is analysed in two subdivisions as cardiac and non-cardiac. Pain of cardiac origin is well understood but pathophysiology of non-cardiac chest pain is complex and poorly understood. In this study, we aimed to assess the characteristics of patients and final diagnoses of patienets admitted to pulmonary clinic with chest pain. In our study, we prospectively analyzed 97 male and 103 female in a total 200 patients who admitted to pulmonary clinic with chest pain. Demographic, clinic characteristics, medical and family histories were noted. After their consultation with the relevant clinic within indications their final diagnosis were recorded. According to the results, pain with musculoskeletal origin was the most common, gastrooesophageal reflux the second, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma and acute bronchitis related chest pain was the third most common reason. In conclusion majority of patients admitted to pulmonary clinics with chest pain mostly are related to musculoskeletal reasons. On the other hand, patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma and acute bronchitis patients especially who are not diagnosed yet may define shortnes of breath and chest tightness as chest pain.