Main description:

This fully revised and updated second edition of Emergency Cardiology offers highly practical advice on the diagnosis and management of acute cardiac conditions. Throughout the book the authors employ an evidence-based approach to clinical practice, and provide detailed guidance for day-to-day practice in a wider variety of settings - from the emergency department to intensive care and the cardiac ward.

Provides essential advice for the rapid diagnosis and management of cardiac emergencies - both common and more rare.
Includes evidence-based guidelines and the results of the most groundbreaking clinical trials
Practical format pocket-sized format
Authored by four cardiologists with extensive experience in the emergency setting

Emergency Cardiology, Second Edition is an essential purchase for junior doctors, emergency department staff, trainees in cardiology and specialist nurses.

Contents:

Acute Coronary Syndromes

Resuscitation

Arrhythmias

Hypertensive Emergencies

Acute Aortic Syndromes

Acute Pulmonary Embolism

Infective Endocarditis

Drug-related Cardiac Problems

Pericarditis

Cardiac Trauma

Cardiac Tamponade

Appendices

Index