Noncardiac Chest Pain. a Growing Medical Problem

Description

Noncardiac chest pain (NCCP) remains an enigmatic condition that continues to represent a major challenge not only to modern gastroenterology, but also the fields of cardiology and psychiatric medicine. It is a poorly understood and heterogeneous condition with numerous underlying potential mechanisms. Limited progress has been made in recent years, however, there is a dearth of good quality clinical studies, pathophysiological research as well as population and hospital epidemiological data. Noncardiac chest pain is a very common and debilitating condition which impacts greatly on individual’s both physically and psychosocially. The most complex and difficult aspects of noncardiac chest pain remain its diagnosis and management.

This is the first and only book to provide a comprehensive review of non-cardiac chest pain. Gathered here are the current world authorities in the field who have provided their insights and expertise on a variety of topics including epidemiology, cardiologist's perspective, pathophysiology, non esophageal causes, sensory testing, psychological disorders, diagnosis, use of proton-pump inhibitors, brain imaging, economics, treatment, quality of life, prognosis and future developments.

Table of contents

• Epidemiology
  Guy Eslick;
• Evaluation of Chest Pain: A Cardiology Perspective for Gastroenterologist
  Paul Fenster and Vincent L. Sorrell;
• Pathophysiology of Noncardiac Chest Pain
  Ronnie Fass, Jae Geun Hyun, and Justin L. Sewell;
• Non-cardiac, Non-esophageal Causes of Chest Pain
  Sami R. Achem and Ken R. DeVault;
• Sensory Testing in Non Cardiac Chest Pain
  Abhishek Sharma and Qasim Aziz;
• Psychological Disorders
  Guy D. Eslick;
• Diagnosis of Non-Cardiac Chest Pain
  Elisa M. Faybush and Ronnie Fass;
• The Proton Pump Inhibitor(PPI) Therapeutic Trial
  Wai-Man Wong and Ronnie Fass;
• Brain Imaging in Non-Cardiac Chest Pain
  Anthony R. Hobson and Qasim Aziz;
• Treatment
  Michael Shapiro, Anmarie Moore, and Ronnie Fass;
• Economics (Direct and Indirect Costs)
  Guy D. Eslick;
• Quality of Life
  Guy D. Eslick;
• Prognosis
  Guy D. Eslick;
• The Future
  Ronnie Fass.