Chest Pain with Normal Coronary Angiograms: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Management (Hardcover, 1999)

List of Contributors. Foreword. Preface. 1. Cardiac syndrome X and microvascular angina; J.C. Kaski. 2. Chest pain with normal coronary arteries: psychological aspects; S.G. Potts, C. Bass. 3. Esophageal chest pain; J.S. de Caestecker. 4. Esophageal abnormalities and `Linked - Angina' in syndrome X; A. Chauhan. 5. Abnormal pain processing in syndrome X; O. Frøbert, et al. 6. Insights into the pathophysiology of syndrome X obtained using positron emission tomography (PET); S.D. Rosen, P.G. Camici. 7. Myocardial metabolism in cardiac syndrome X; J.P. Bagger. 8. Endothelial dysfunction in cardiac syndrome X (microvascular angina); K. Egashira, et al. 9. Endothelin: an important mediator in the pathophysiology of syndrome X; I.D. Cox, J.C. Kaski. 10. Estrogen deficiency and syndrome X; P. Collins. 11. Alternative mechanisms for myocardial ischemia in syndrome X - New diagnostic markers; F. Crea, et al. 12. Increased plasma membrane ion-leakage: A new hypothesis for chest pain and normal coronary arteriograms; A. Waldenstrom, G. Ronquist. 13. A possible cell membrane defect in chronic fatigue syndrome and syndrome X; W.S. Watson, et al. 14. The changing concept of syndrome X; A. Maseri, et al. 15. Assessment of coronary blood flow reserve - Techniques and limitations; A. L'Abbate. 16. The role of echocardiography in diagnosis and management of cardiac syndrome X; P. Nihoyannopoulos. 17. Imaging in microvascular angina - what's new? A. Tweddel. 18. Assessment ofquality of life in patients with syndrome X; F. Atienza, J.A. de Velasco. 19. Treatment of patients with angina and normal coronary arteriograms; G.M.C. Rosano, et al. 20. Management strategies for chest pain in patients with normal coronary angiograms; R.O. Cannon III. 21. Abnormal autonomic nervous control of the cardiovascular system; G.M.C. Rosano, et al. 22. The metabolic syndrome; F. Leyva, J.C. Stevenson. 23. Two syndromes X; A. Henderson. 24. Hyperlipidemia and endothelial vasodilator dysfunction: The pathogenetic link to myocardial ischemia; A.M. Zeiher. 25. Microvascular dysfunction in patients with systemic hypertension without left ventricular hypertrophy: The role of nitric oxide; J.A. Panza. 26. Microvascular angina and hypertensive left ventricular hypertrophy; W. Motz, S. Scheler. 27. Myocardial ischemia in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: Clinical assessment and role in natural history; P.M. Elliott. 28. Microvascular endothelial dysfunction after heart transplantation; G. Vassalli, A. Gallino. Index.