Musculoskeletal pain and related factors in coronary artery disease: An observational cross-sectional study.

CONCLUSIONS: In CAD, the co-occurrence of musculoskeletal pain leads to a further decrease in health-related quality of life and functional status, and increased severity of anxiety and depression. This stresses the importance of the detection and optimal treatment of musculoskeletal pain in patients diagnosed with CAD. PMID: 29865028 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29865028?dopt=Abstract

Source: Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation - June 6, 2018 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil Source Type: research