Cardiovascular Emergencies, An Issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America: Volume 40-4

In this issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics, guest editors Drs. Jeremy G. Berberian and Leen Alblaihed bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Cardiovascular Emergencies. Top experts in the field cover key topics such as approach to the pediatric ECG; ACS in women; the aging heart; cardiogenic syncope; the ischemic ECG; and more.

• Contains 14 relevant, practice-oriented topics including evaluation and management of pacemaker malfunction; medicolegal topics in emergency cardiology; tachydysrhythmias; ED evaluation and management of patients with LVAD; acute heart failure; cardiovascular pharmacology; and more.

• Provides in-depth clinical reviews on cardiovascular emergencies, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.

• Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

  Inhalt

  Acute Coronary Syndrome in Women
  The Aged Heart
  Hereditary Syndromes of Sudden Cardiac Death
  The Ischemic Electrocardiogram
  Pacemaker Malfunction-Review of Permanent Pacemakers and Malfunctions Encountered in the Emergency Department
  Management of Acute Coronary Syndrome
  Medico-Legal Topics in Emergency Cardiology
  Narrow Complex Tachycardias
  Wide Complex Tachycardias
  Emergency Department Evaluation and Management of Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices
  Cardiovascular Pharmacology
  Emergency Considerations of Infective Endocarditis
  High Sensitivity Troponins