[Non-cardiac chest pain and its association with persistent chest pain and poor mental well-being].

Introduction: An estimated 50-75% of visits to cardiac emergency departments are due to chest pain which is non-cardiac in nature (non-cardiac chest pain (NCCP). This study evaluates the prevalence of NCCP in the emergency departments at Landspitali, and assesses its association with continued chest-pain post discharge, mental well--being and the information-provision provided to NCCP patients during hospitalization.

Material And Methods: Participants were 390 patients (18-65 years) presenting with chest pain to the cardiac emergency or the general emergency department at Landspitali from October 2015-May 2016.