Table 4 Summary of cardiac symptoms, stress test results and coronary arteries affected in patients with cardiac cephalalgia from our review (n = 88)
From: Cardiac cephalalgia: a narrative review and ICHD-3 criteria evaluation
n (%) | |
|---|---|
Cardiac symptoms | |
Chest pain or chest tightness | 48 (54.5%) |
Left arm pain | 6 (6.8%) |
Sweating | 23 (26.1%) |
Dyspnea | 10 (11.3%) |
Palpitations | 5 (5.7%) |
Cardiac arrest | 4 (4.5%) |
Stress test | |
Positive | 21 (23.9%) |
Negative | 2 (2.3%) |
NS | 65 (73.8%) |
Affected coronary arteries | |
RCA | 26 (29.5%) |
CXA | 17 (19.3%) |
LAD | 27 (30.7%) |
PDA | 1 (1.1%) |
Left main trunk | 2 (2.3%) |
NS | 47 (53.4%) |