Cardiovascular Problems in Emergency Medicine

Shamai Grossman and Peter Rosen are both at Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts

A unique textbook in cardiovascular emergencies
 
Cardiovascular Problems in Emergency Medicine takes you on rounds with the leading teachers of emergency medicine. Transcripts of in-depth telephone conferences on 27 real-life cardiovascular cases provide a unique and fascinating insight into the way complex cases are diagnosed and managed by some of the most experienced and respected practitioners in the field.
 
Each chapter is then complemented by an authoritative, fully-referenced review of the current literature on the topic.
 
With its unique approach, and the range of cases covered, Cardiovascular Problems in Emergency Medicine is an invaluable source of information for all emergency physicians, both qualified and in training.

List of Contributors, vii
 
Acknowledgements, xi
 
Preface, xiii
 
Section One: Cardiac Ischemia
 
1 Chest Pain, 3
Michael Bohrn, Amal Mattu and Brian Browne
 
2 Non-ST-Segment Elevations Myocardial Infarction, 18
David Plitt and William J. Brady
 
3 ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction, 38
David F. M. Brown
 
4 Unusual Causes of Myocardial Ischemia, 54
Robin Naples and Richard Harrigan
 
Section Two: Cardiac Dysrhythmias
 
5 Bradyarrhythmias, 71
Colleen Birmingham and Edward Ullman
 
6 Atrial Fibrillation, 86
Kristen Cochran and Shamai Grossman
 
7 Supraventricular Tachycardia, 97
Theodore Chan
 
8 The Differential Diagnosis of Wide Complex Tachycardia--ED Diagnostic and Management Considerations, 108
Nathan Charlton and William J. Brady
 
9 Cardiac Arrest, 123
Benjamin J. Lawner and Amal Mattu
 
10 Strategies in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Automatic External Defi brillator and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, 138
Catherine Cleaveland and William J. Brady
 
11 Pacemakers and AICDS in Emergency Medicine, 147
Theodore Chan
 
Section Three: Non Ischemic Cardiac Disease
 
12 Acute Heart Failure, 163
Kevin Reed and Amal Mattu
 
13 Syncope, 185
Shamai Grossman
 
14 Valvular Heart Disease, 197
Jeffrey Soderman and Edward Ullman
 
15 Myocarditis, 209
Jehangir Meer and Amal Mattu
 
16 Pericarditis, 226
Theodore Chan
 
17 Cardiac Toxins and Drug-Induced Heart Disease, 237
Jeffrey Green and Richard Harrigan
 
18 Cardiomyopathy, 258
Alden Landry and Shamai Grossman
 
Section Four: Vascular Emergencies
 
19 Aortic Dissection, 269
Keith A. Marill and David F. M. Brown
 
20 Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms, 283
David A. Peak and David F. M. Brown
 
21 Hypertensive Emergencies, 297
Russell Berger and Edward Ullman
 
Section Five: Cardiac Testing
 
22 The Electrocardiogram in Acute Coronary Syndromes, 309
Laura Oh and William J. Brady
 
23 Cardiac Markers, 326
J. Stephen Bohan
 
24 Stress Testing, 337
Jefferson Williams and Shamai Grossman
 
25 Coronary Computed Tomography, 349
J. Tobias Nagurney and David F. M. Brown
 
Section Six: Cardiac Surgery Complications
 
26 Postcardiac Surgery Emergencies, 363
Jonathan Anderson and Shamai Grossman
 
27 Pediatric Cardiac Emergencies, 372
Shannon Straszewski and Carrie Tibbles
 
Index, 383