Advances in technology and delivery of care in chest pain units make this an essential book for cardiologists. Articles explore acute coronary syndromes; missed diagnoses of acute coronary syndromes in the emergency department; chest pain unit concept; markers of cardiac injury; markers of cardiac ischemia and inflammation; treadmill exercise testing; role of myocardial scintigraphy; echocardiography; cost-effectivness; management of special populations; recognition and management of the patient with chest pain and nonobstructive coronary artery disease; and management of heart failure.