Abstract

Precordial pain in normal coronary arteries: emotional aspects. Rev. SBPH [online]. 2006, vol.9, n.2, pp.133-146. ISSN 1516-0858.

The aim of the article is to analyze emotional aspects in patients who show precordial pain, but present normal coronary arteries once submitted to cineangiocardiography. There are an increasing number of doctors, especially cardiologists, who are searching for scientific explanations for this problem. More and more often, psychological processes are being taken into consideration as part of their necessary cross-subject point of view. The current study is part of a research which is being conducted at the University Hospital in the city of Porto Alegre, RS. The depression in relation to the pathology was investigated, and Beck’s Depression Inventory (BDI) was used to do it. We understand, in view of this work, that emotional factors can influence, even determine precordial pain in these patients. This study focused specifically depression in high levels, as well as verbalizations and behavior observations of the subjects when the instrument was applied, suggesting that more studies be conducted to understand this phenomenon.

Keywords : Precordial pain; Depression; Health Psychology.

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