Medical Science
Volume 25, Issue 112, June 2021
Cardiac symptoms and association with anxiety among Riyadh population
Osama Alolaiwi1♦, Mohammed Alrubaysh1, Abdullah Alajlan1, Abdulaziz Alotay1, Faisal Alsharif1, Mohammad Alshammari2
1Medical intern, Department of Medicine, Imam Muhammad ibn Saud
Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2Assistant professor, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine,
Imam Muhammed ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
♦Corresponding author
Medical intern, Department of Medicine, Imam Muhammad ibn Saud
Islamic University,
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
ABSTRACT
Currently, Cardiac neurosis (Cardiophobia) is a common issue, which is often misdiagnosed as a heart attack. It exhibits signs and symptoms which are similar to heart disease. This excessive stress may lead to the occurrence of clinical disease like hypertension, heart disease and seizures. The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between cardiac symptoms and its association with psychological symptoms of anxiety disorders. A total of 1568, who experience new cardiac symptoms in Riyadh were surveyed from September 2020 until November 2020 using a combination of three self-reported valid questionnaire. Cardiac symptoms and anxiety were more prevalent among females and advance age. It was also widespread among individuals who had a sedative lifestyle. It was found that cardiac anxiety score was high among those who seek investigations for the diagnosis of cardiac diseases frequently. It was also noticed that there is a strong positive correlation between psychological disorders (depression and agoraphobia) and cardiac anxiety. Cardiac neurosis is a common medical problem in our society. Coronary risk factors must be well assessed in patient with cardiac symptoms.
Keywords: Cardiac neurosis, Anxiety, Heart attack
Medical Science, 2021, 25(112), 1442-1457
