Contributors; Preface; 1: Diagnosis of acute chest pain; 2: Acute coronary syndromes I: pathogenesis; 3: Acute coronary syndromes II: myocardial infarction with ST elevation; 4: Acute coronary syndromes III: chest pain with ST depression or a normal ECG; 5: Acute pulmonary oedema; 6: Cardiogenic shock; 7: Aortic dissection and related syndromes; 8: Pulmonary embolism; 9: Acute atrial fibrillation; 10: Narrow complex tachycardia; 11: Broad complex tachycardia; 12: Syncope, bradyarrhythmias, and temporary cardiac pacing; 13: Cardiac arrest; 14: Practical procedures
Summary
Covering all the cardiovascular emergencies, this text adopts the problem-oriented approach. Management of the common emergencies, such as acute coronary syndromes, acute heart failure, tachycardias and pulmonary embolism is discussed
