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Myocardial Ischemia and Pain

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Advanced Imaging In Coronary Artery Disease

Part of the book series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine ((DICM,volume 202))

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Abstract

Myocardial ischemic events, arising from an unfavorable supply and demand of oxygen, are the most frequent cause of angina pectoris or heart pain. Angina pectoris can be treated effectively either with medication that improves blood supply to the ischemic myocardium, or with coronary artery bypass grafting surgery. In a relatively small number of patients these treatments remain ineffective and in such cases neurostimulation (transient electrical nerve stimulation, TENS) or dorsal spinal cord stimulation (SCS) may bring relief. The mechanisms responsible for the effects of TENS and SCS are unknown but it may involve both cardiac and central nervous system mediated effects.

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  1. Gert J. ter Horst
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center Leiden, Leiden, The Netherlands

    Ernst E. Van Der Wall

  2. Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

    Paul K. Blanksma  & Harry J. G. M. Crijns  & 

  3. Department of Cardiology, Martini Hospital, Groningen, The Netherlands

    Menco G. Niemeyer

  4. PET-center, University Hospital Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

    Willem Vaalburg

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ter Horst, G.J. (1998). Myocardial Ischemia and Pain. In: Van Der Wall, E.E., Blanksma, P.K., Niemeyer, M.G., Vaalburg, W., Crijns, H.J.G.M. (eds) Advanced Imaging In Coronary Artery Disease. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 202. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0866-2_8

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