Cardiovascular Problems in Emergency Medicine

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.

A unique textbook in cardiovascular emergenciesCardiovascular Problems in Emergency Medicine takes youon rounds with the leading teachers of emergency medicine.Transcripts of in-depth telephone conferences on 27 real-lifecardiovascular cases provide a unique and fascinating insightinto the way complex cases are diagnosed and managed by some of themost experienced and respected practitioners in the field.Each chapter is then complemented by an authoritativefully-referenced review of the current literature on the topic.With its unique approach, and the range of cases coveredCardiovascular Problems in Emergency Medicine is aninvaluable source of information for all emergency physicians, bothqualified and in training.

List of Contributors viiAcknowledgements xiPreface xiiiSection One: Cardiac Ischemia1 Chest Pain 3Michael Bohrn, Amal Mattu and Brian Browne2 Non-ST-Segment Elevations Myocardial Infarction 18David Plitt and William J. Brady3 ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction 38David F. M. Brown4 Unusual Causes of Myocardial Ischemia 54Robin Naples and Richard HarriganSection Two: Cardiac Dysrhythmias5 Bradyarrhythmias 71Colleen Birmingham and Edward Ullman6 Atrial Fibrillation 86Kristen Cochran and Shamai Grossman7 Supraventricular Tachycardia 97Theodore Chan8 The Differential Diagnosis of Wide Complex Tachycardia--ED Diagnostic and Management Considerations 108Nathan Charlton and William J. Brady9 Cardiac Arrest 123Benjamin J. Lawner and Amal Mattu10 Strategies in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Automatic External Defibrillator and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation 138Catherine Cleaveland and William J. Brady11 Pacemakers and AICDS in Emergency Medicine 147Theodore ChanSection Three: Non Ischemic Cardiac Disease12 Acute Heart Failure 163Kevin Reed and Amal Mattu13 Syncope 185Shamai Grossman14 Valvular Heart Disease 197Jeffrey Soderman and Edward Ullman15 Myocarditis 209Jehangir Meer and Amal Mattu16 Pericarditis 226Theodore Chan17 Cardiac Toxins and Drug-Induced Heart Disease 237Jeffrey Green and Richard Harrigan18 Cardiomyopathy 258Alden Landry and Shamai GrossmanSection Four: Vascular Emergencies19 Aortic Dissection 269Keith A. Marill and David F. M. Brown20 Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms 283David A. Peak and David F. M. Brown21 Hypertensive Emergencies 297Russell Berger and Edward UllmanSection Five: Cardiac Testing22 The Electrocardiogram in Acute Coronary Syndromes 309Laura Oh and William J. Brady23 Cardiac Markers 326J. Stephen Bohan24 Stress Testing 337Jefferson Williams and Shamai Grossman25 Coronary Computed Tomography 349J. Tobias Nagurney and David F. M. BrownSection Six: Cardiac Surgery Complications26 Postcardiac Surgery Emergencies 363Jonathan Anderson and Shamai Grossman27 Pediatric Cardiac Emergencies 372Shannon Straszewski and Carrie TibblesIndex 383