Study: Nonspecific chest pain leads to unnecessary diagnostic testing

Approximately half of all patients presenting with nonspecific chest pain are not provided symptom relief by way of standard medical care and every tenth patient with persistent chest pain shows signs of overinvestigation by physicians, while psychological investigations are rarely given, said a study published in the Feb. 8 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. (Source: Health Imaging News)

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