Table 1 Frequencies and percentages of chest pain presentations and specific non-cardiac diagnosis for each year (2013/14, 2014/15, and 2015/16)
Chest pain presentations and corresponding diagnoses | Year(s) | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2013/14 (N = 59,244) | 2014/15 (N = 58,123) | 2015/16 (N = 63,122) | 2013-2016 (N = 180, 489) | |||
Presenting with chest pain | Yes | N | 2381 | 2675 | 3239 | 8295 |
% | 4.1% | 4.6% | 5.1% | 4.6% | ||
No | N | 56,863 | 55,448 | 59,883 | 172,194 | |
% | 95.9% | 95.4% | 94.9% | 95.4% | ||
Presenting with chest pain 2013/14 (N = 2, 381) | Presenting with chest pain 2014/15 (N = 2, 675) | Presenting with chest pain 2015/16 (N = 3, 239) | Presenting with chest pain 2013-2016 (N = 8, 295) | |||
Diagnosis of ‘anxiety’ within chest pain presentations | Yes | N | 56 | 34 | 45 | 135 |
% | 2.4% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 1.6% | ||
No | N | 2325 | 2641 | 3194 | 8160 | |
% | 97.6% | 97.7% | 98.6% | 98.4% | ||
Diagnosis of ‘panic’ within chest pain presentations | Yes | N | 13 | 20 | 21 | 54 |
% | 0.5% | 0.75% | 0.6% | 0.6% | ||
No | N | 2368 | 2655 | 3218 | 180,435 | |
% | 99.5% | 99.25% | 99.4% | 99.4% | ||
Diagnosis ‘Chest pain of unknown cause’ within chest pain presentations | Yes | N | 804 | 1049 | 1303 | 3156 |
% | 33.8% | 39.2% | 40.2% | 38% | ||
No | N | 1577 | 1626 | 1936 | 5139 | |
% | 66.2% | 60.8% | 59.8% | 62% | ||