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Chest Pain with Normal Coronary Arteries

A Multidisciplinary Approach

  • World-renowned team of contributors

  • Essential read for all clinicians involved in managing patients with chest pain or those that should be aware of non-cardiac chest pain

  • Extensive use of practical case-based material and review of guidelines in a broad multidisciplinary manner

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Table of contents (32 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
  2. Introductory Chapters

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Cardiac Syndrome X: An Overview

      • Juan Carlos Kaski, C. Noel Bairey Merz, Guy D. Eslick
      Pages 3-7
    3. Non-Cardiac Chest Pain of Non-Esophageal Origin

      • Cristina Almansa, Sami R. Achem
      Pages 9-21
    4. Esophageal Chest Pain

      • Anisa Shaker, C. Prakash Gyawali
      Pages 23-34
  3. Epidemiology and Pathogenesis

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 35-35
    2. Epidemiology of Cardiac Syndrome X and Microvascular Angina

      • Rosanna Tavella, Guy D. Eslick
      Pages 37-47
    3. Healthcare Costs of Angina in Women

      • Leslee J. Shaw
      Pages 49-51
    4. Psychological Aspects: Diagnosis and Management

      • Kamila S. White, Diane L. Rosenbaum
      Pages 53-63
    5. Cardiac Syndrome X and Myocardial Ischemia: Pathogenesis

      • Gaetano Antonio Lanza, Filippo Crea
      Pages 65-78
    6. Endothelial Dysfunction in Microvascular Angina

      • Domenico G. Della Rocca, Carl J. Pepine
      Pages 79-90
    7. The Pathogenesis of Vasospastic Angina

      • Satoshi Yasuda, Hiroaki Shimokawa
      Pages 91-99
    8. The Coronary Slow Flow Phenomenon

      • John Beltrame, Peter Ganz
      Pages 101-117
  4. Microvascular Angina in Different Clinical Conditions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 119-119
    2. Microvascular Angina in Essential Hypertension

      • Tarek Francis Antonios
      Pages 121-126
    3. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

      • Vimal Patel, Perry Elliott
      Pages 127-136
    4. Microvascular Angina in Different Clinical Conditions: Diabetes and the Metabolic Syndrome

      • Isabella Tritto, Cinzia Zuchi, Giuseppe Ambrosio
      Pages 137-148
    5. The Transplanted Heart

      • Giuseppe Vassalli, Augusto Gallino, Pierre Vogt
      Pages 149-157
    6. Immune Responses in Atherosclerosis and Microvascular Angina

      • Ingrid E. Dumitriu, Juan Carlos Kaski
      Pages 159-166

About this book

Written by leading authorities in the field, Chest Pain with Normal Coronary Arteries comprehensively reviews the clinical presentation and the pathogenesis of the condition, as well as its management. This book provides a practical tool for the clinician and a bank of information and new ideas for research scientists and clinical researchers interested in understanding the causes and mechanisms of chest pain with normal coronary arteries. Whether the pain be of gastroenterologic, cardiac or endocrine in origin,  the book focuses on effective diagnosis, treatment and management of different pathologies in patients. Chest Pain with Normal Coronary Arteries is an essential read for all clinicians involved in managing patients with chest pain, and those that should be aware of non-cardiac chest pain.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Medical School, Coronary Artery Disease, Research Group, St George's Hospital, London, United Kingdom

    Juan Carlos Kaski

  • University of Sydney, Discipline of Surgery, The Whiteley-Martin Research Centre, Sydney, Australia

    Guy D. Eslick

  • , Women's Heart Center, Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, USA

    C. Noel Bairey Merz

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Chest Pain with Normal Coronary Arteries

  • Book Subtitle: A Multidisciplinary Approach

  • Editors: Juan Carlos Kaski, Guy D. Eslick, C. Noel Bairey Merz

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4838-8

  • Publisher: Springer London

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London 2013

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4471-4837-1Published: 04 April 2013

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4471-6236-0Published: 02 April 2015

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4471-4838-8Published: 20 March 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 356

  • Topics: Medicine/Public Health, general

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eBook USD 139.00
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  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 179.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 199.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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