Predictors of Physician Under-Recognition of Angina in Outpatients With Stable Coronary Artery Disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Under-recognition of angina by physicians may result in undertreatment with revascularization or medications that could improve patients' quality of life. We sought to describe characteristics associated with under-recognition of patients' angina.

Methods and results

Patients with coronary disease from 25 US cardiology outpatient practices completed the Seattle Angina Questionnaire before their clinic visit, quantifying their frequency of angina during the previous month. Immediately after the clinic visit, physicians independently quantified their patients' angina. Angina frequency was categorized as none, monthly, and daily/weekly. Among 1257 patients, 411 reported angina in the previous month, of whom 173 (42%) were under-recognized by their physician, defined

SUBMITTER: Arnold SV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5031528 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature