Noncardiac Chest Pain: A Growing Medical Problem

ABOUT THE BOOK
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.


CONTENTS
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


ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Ronnie Fass MD, FACP, FACG is a Professor of Medicine (tenured) at the University of Arizona, School of Medicine; Head, Neuroenteric Clinical Research Group; Director GI Motility Laboratories, Southern Arizona VA Health Care System and University of Arizona Health Sciences Center.

Dr. Guy D. Eslick, PhD, MMedSc(Clin Epi), MMedStat. at the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Public Health School of Public Health, The University of Sydney and Clinical Epidemiologist at the Department of Medicine, The University of Sydney Nepean Hospital, Australia