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Current management of noncardiac chest pain

  

  1. Department of Gastroenterology, the Army General Hospital, Beijing 100700,China
  • Online:2017-01-05 Published:2017-01-12
  • Contact: Corresponding author: Han Ying, Email: yh721303@sina.com

Abstract: Noncardiac chest pain(NCCP) is one of the most common functional gastrointestinal disorders. Gastroesophageal reflux disease(GERD), esophageal dysmotility and esophageal hypersensitivity are the main underlying mechanisms of NCCP. Doubledose proton pump inhibitor(PPI)  treatment is the first choice in patients with NCCP because GERD is the most common etiology. Muscle which relaxants act like calcium channel blockers, nitrates and sildenafil and pain modulators appears efficacious in both patients with NCCP due to esophageal dysmotility and those with functional chest pain. Cognitive behavioral therapy and other psychological techniques such as hypnotherapy, group therapy might be effective in NCCP patients. Endoscopic and surgical therapeutic options are available.

Key words: gastroesophageal reflux, drug therapy, endoscopes, surgery