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This newly revised and expanded reference documents the ascendancy of silent coronary artery disease from an esoteric phenomenon in the early 1970s to a key component of the ischemic spectrum in the new millennium. Containing nearly 500 citations, including work published in 1998 and 1999, the Fourth Edition of Silent Myocardial Ischemia and Infarction examines the latest pathophysiological evaluations of chest pain assesses the prevalence of newly recognized types and presentations of myocardial disease determines the most reliable and most recent noninvasive methods of detecting myocardial ischemic syndromes identifies indications for cardiac catheterization in asymptomatic patients considers patients' prognoses in light of new long-term follow-ups discusses when, if, and how silent myocardial ischemia should be treated based on current studies and more! Written by a pioneer in the field and including more than 140 tables, drawings, and photographs, Silent Myocardial Ischemia and Infarction, Fourth Edition continues to be crucial for cardiologists, cardiovascular and thoracic surgeons, internists, family physicians specializing in cardiology, public health physicians, physiologists, and medical school students in these disciplines.