Chest Pain (cont.)
IN THIS ARTICLE
- Chest Pain Overview
- Chest Pain Causes
- Chest Pain Symptoms
- When to Seek Medical Care
- Exams and Tests
- Chest Pain Treatment
- Self-Care at Home
- Medical Treatment
- Next Steps
- Follow-up
- Prevention
- Outlook
- For More Information
- Multimedia
- Synonyms and Keywords
- Authors and Editors
- Viewer Comments: Chest Pain - Cause
Authors and Editors
Author: John P. Cunha, DO
Editor: Melissa Conrad Stoppler, MD
Previous contributing authors and editors:
Author: Estelle Vaughns Williams, MD, Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, St Luke's Roosevelt Medical Center.
Coauthor(s):
Marian Gambrell, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, St Lukes-Roosevelt Hospital Center, Columbia University.
Editors: Jeter (Jay)
Pritchard Taylor III, MD, Vice-Chief, Compliance Officer, Attending Physician
Emergency Medicine Residency, Department of Emergency Medicine, Palmetto
Richland Memorial Hospital, University of South Carolina; Francisco Talavera,
PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine; Michael E Zevitz, MD, Clinical
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Rosalind Franklin University of
Medicine and Science, Chicago.
Last Editorial Review: 5/1/2008
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