Main description:

In this issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics, guest editors Drs. Jeremy G. Berberian and Leen Albkaihed 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.

Contents:

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