Physical therapy intervention in patients with non-cardiac chest pain following a recent cardiac event: A randomized controlled trial.

Objectives: To assess the effect of two different physical therapy interventions in patients with stable coronary heart disease and non-cardiac chest pain.

Methods: A randomized controlled trial was carried out at a university hospital in Norway. A total of 30 patients with known and stable coronary heart disease and self-reported persistent chest pain reproduced by palpation of intercostal trigger points were participating in the study.

Psychometric properties of the Norwegian MacNew Heart Disease health-related quality of life inventory.

Background: MacNew is a health-related quality of life (HQOL) inventory for patients with ischaemic heart disease and includes three domains; emotional, physical and social. The MacNew gives new opportunities to compare directly patients with the three major ischaemic heart diagnoses, angina, myocardial infarction and heart failure. However, this inventory has not earlier been evaluated in Norwegian.