Emergency Management of Cardiovascular Disease

Author: Richard V. Aghababian
Published: December 1994
Publisher: Reed Elsevier Group
ISBN: 0750695218
Hardcover Book
Number of Pages: 449

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This book provides a reference for physicians on the essentials of assessment and management of cardiovascular disease in the emergency setting. The author emphasizes that the goal is to provide information necessary for the recognition and management of cardiovascular emergencies. The format is useful, particularly because it selects essential information from the vast literature. The book provides practical guidelines for the practicing clinician. The author has published extensively in this area and targets emergency medicine practitioners. Both he and the contributors are credible and reliable authorities on the subject matter. The illustrations, although not consistent in quality, are generally appropriate and cover a wide range, including graphs, tables, and drawings. They complement textual information on lab assessment and diagnostics of heart disease particularly well. The ECGs are somewhat inconsistent in quality. The appendix on commonly used cardiac medicines is clear and succinct. The book presents state-of-the-art approaches to cardiovascular emergencies from elementary to advanced concepts and would be valuable not only to emergency medicine practitioners but also to students of medicine at any stage in their education. A reference handbook for practicing emergency physicians. Each chapter reviews the points that are key to the recognition and management of the common types of cardiovascular emergencies. The volume is divided into four parts: anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology of the heart; assessing the emergency department patient with presumed cardiovascular disease; cardiovascular diseases in emergency medicine; and treatment of cardiovascular disorders. Appendices are devoted to ECG interpretation and to commonly used cardiac medications. Aghababian, Richard V., MD, FACEP (Univ of Massachusetts)The contributors represent the specialties of emergency medicine. Most are from U.S. academic medical centers. Institutions prominently represented include Univ of Massachusetts, East Carolina Univ, and Eastern Virginia Medical School.

Table of Contents
Contributing Authors
Preface
Acknowledgments
Pt. I Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathophysiology of the Heart 1
1 Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathophysiology of the Heart 3
Pt. II Assessing the Emergency Department Patient with Presumed Cardiovascular Disease 25
2 Initial Approach to the Patient 27
3 Medical History 29
4 Approach to the Patient with Symptoms of Cardiovascular Disease 41
5 Physical Findings 59
6 Diagnostic Evaluation 75
Pt. III Cardiovascular Diseases in Emergency Medicine 93
7 Ischemic Heart Disease 95
8 Valvular Heart Disease 125
9 Acute Cardiac Rhythm Disturbances 155
10 Hypertension 173
11 Cardiomyopathies 183
12 Cardiac Infections 195
13 Pericardial Diseases 217
14 Aortic and Peripheral Vascular Disorders 239
15 Cardiovascular Trauma 273
16 Cardiac Tumors 287
17 Cardiovascular Manifestations of Systemic Diseases 293
Pt. IV Treatment of Cardiovascular Disorders 307
18 Prehospital Care 309
19 Immediate Care in the Emergency Department 317
App. 1. ECG Interpretation 345
App. 2. Commonly Used Cardiac Medications 371
Index 419

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