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

<p>“This is an excellent tool for reviewing the diagnosis and management of common cardiovascular emergencies. This book is particularly effective because of its use of real-life examples.”  (<i>Doody’s</i>, 10 August 2012)</p> <p>“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.”  (<i>MedReview</i>, 15 June 2012)</p> <p> </p>

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

<b>A unique textbook in cardiovascular emergencies</b> <p><i>Cardiovascular Problems in Emergency Medicine</i> 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.</p> <p>Each chapter is then complemented by an authoritative, fully-referenced review of the current literature on the topic.</p> <p>With its unique approach, and the range of cases covered, <i>Cardiovascular Problems in Emergency Medicine</i> is an invaluable source of information for all emergency physicians, both qualified and in training.</p>

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