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Table 1 Association between computed tomography (CT) results and chest pain among the 106 patients of the study population

From: Computed tomography coronary angiography in patients without known coronary artery disease can demonstrate possible non-cardiovascular causes of non-acute retrosternal chest pain

CT results

 

Chest pain

Atypical, n (%)

Typical, n (%)

Total, n (%)

Nothing

 

27 (25)

10 (9)

37 (35)

Coronary diseases (CD) only

Significant CAD

12 (11)

7 (7)

19 (18)

Myocardial bridging

7 (7)

5 (5)

12 (11)

Malignant coronary anomaly

0 (0)

1 (1)

1 (1)

Total

19 (18)

13 (12)

32 (30)

CD + ECD

Myocardial bridging + hiatal hernia

6 (6)

2 (2)

8 (8)

Significant CAD + hiatal hernia

2 (2)

1 (1)

3 (3)

Significant CAD + myocardial bridging + hiatal hernia

1 (1)

1 (1)

2 (2)

Malignant coronary anomaly + hiatal hernia

1 (1)

0 (0)

1 (1)

Total

10 (9)

4 (4)

14 (13)

Extracardiac diseases (ECD) only

Hiatal hernia

12 (11)

9 (8)

21 (20)

Pneumothorax

1 (1)

0 (0)

1 (1)

Pneumonia + cholecystitis

1 (1)

0 (0)

1 (1)

Total

14 (13)

9 (8)

23 (22)

Total

 

70 (66)

36 (34)

106 (100)