Textbook of Emergency Cardiology

This book is a comprehensive guide to the diagnosis and management of acute cardiovascular disorders.

Divided into four sections the text provides detailed guidance on cardiac arrest, acute myocardial infarction and acute coronary syndrome, acute heart failure, and arrhythmias.

Individual chapters cover cardiac imaging, biomarkers, and drug therapy.

Written by renowned experts in the field, led by US-based Alan S Maisel and W Frank Peacock, the text is further enhanced by more than 300 clinical photographs, radiological images, tables and figures.

Key points

• Comprehensive guide to diagnosis and management of acute cardiovascular disorders
• Covers cardiac arrest, acute myocardial infarction and acute coronary syndrome, acute heart failure, and arrhythmias
• Authored by recognised experts in the field
• Highly illustrated with clinical photographs, radiological images, tables and figures

Section 1: Cardiac Arrest

• Cardiac Resuscitation
• Postcardiac Arrest Syndrome and Therapeutic Hypothermia
• Biomarkers in Acute Care
• Electrocardiography in the Emergency Department
• Echocardiography
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography
• Clinical Evaluation of Chest Pain
• Syncope
• Clinical Evaluation of Palpitations

Section 2: Acute Myocardial Infarction and Acute Coronary Syndrome

• Acute Coronary Syndrome: Diagnosis of Acute Myocardial Infarction and Acute Coronary Syndrome
• Strategies to Rule-out Acute Myocardial Infarction in the Emergency Department: Who Can Go Home?
• Acute Coronary Syndrome: Risk Stratification
• Treatment of Acute Coronary Syndrome in the Emergency Department
• Non-invasive Testing

Section 3: Acute Heart Failure

• How to Use Natriuretic Peptides in the Emergency Department?
• Other Biomarkers
• Bioimpedance Vector Analysis in Acute Heart Failure
• Echocardiographic Assessment of Acute Heart Failure in the Emergency Department
• Emergency Department Acute Heart Failure Treatment
• The Role of Observation Units in Acute Heart Failure
• Cardiogenic Shock
• Acute Pericarditis
• Cardiac Tamponade
• Hypertensive Emergencies
• Aortic Dissection
• Cardiac Trauma

Section 4: Arrhythmias

• Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter
• Ventricular Tachycardia and Ventricular Fibrillation
• Emergency Bradycardias
• ABC of Pacing: Temporary and Permanent
• Supraventricular Tachycardia
• Use of Anticoagulation in Arrhythmias
• Cardiac Toxicity Due to Drugs
• Acute Pulmonary Embolism
• Kidney Injury in the Face of Heart Disease

Index

Alan S Maisel MD
Professor of Medicine, Director, CCU and HF Program, Department of Medicine and Cardiology, VA Medical Centre, University of California, San Diego, California, USA

W Frank Peacock MD FACEP FACC
Professor, Emergency Medicine, Associate Chair and Research Director, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA