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Table 2 Association between CT results and patient management in the 94 patients with available follow-up

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 result

Patient management

Total, n (%)

Cardiologic treatment, n (%)

Gastroenterological treatment, n (%)

Chest pain persistence, n (%)

Nothing

 

34 (36)

5 (5)

8 (9)

7 (7)

Coronary diseases (CD) only

Significant CAD

12 (13)

9 (10)

6 (6)

2 (2)

Myocardial bridging

11 (12)

2 (2)

2 (2)

4 (4)

Malignant coronary anomaly

1 (1)

1 (1)

0 (0)

1 (1)

CD + ECD

Myocardial bridging + hiatal hernia

8 (8)

6 (6)

5 (5)

3 (3)

Significant CAD + hiatal hernia

3 (3)

3 (3)

3 (3)

0 (0)

Significant CAD + myocardial bridging + hiatal hernia

2 (2)

2 (2)

1 (1)

1 (1)

Malignant coronary anomaly + hiatal hernia

1 (1)

1 (1)

1 (1)

1 (1)

Extracardiac diseases (ECD) only

Hiatal hernia

20 (21)

8 (9)

11 (12)

4 (4)

Pneumothorax*

1 (1)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Pneumonia* + cholecystitis*

1 (1)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Total

 

94 (100)

39 (42)

37 (39)

23 (24)

  1. *All these patients had the acute disease (pneumothorax, pneumonia, and cholecystitis) treated at the time of diagnosis