Cardiovascular Emergencies

Preface.

1 Diagnosis of acute chest pain (DC Sprigings, Y Bashir, CH Davies).

2 Acute coronary syndromes I: Pathogenesis (CH Davies, Y Bashir).

3 Acute coronary syndromes II: myocardial infraction with ST elevation (CH Davies, Y Bashir).

4 Acute coronary syndromes III: chest pain with ST depression or a normal ECG (CH Davies, BK Shively).

5 Acute pulmonary oedema (CH Davies).

6 Cardiogenic shock (CH Davies).

7 Aortic dissection and related syndromes (CH Davies).

8 Pulmonary embolism (KM Channon, Y Bashir).

9 Acute atrial fibrillation (I Mirza, Y Bashir).

10 Narrow complex tachycardias (Y Bashir, N Lever).

11 Broad complex tachycardias (N West, Y Bashir).

12 Syncope, bradycardias and temporary cardiac pacing (J Ferguson, KM Channon, Y Bashir).

13 Cardiac arrest (CH Davies, M Hunt).

14 Practical procedures (CH Davies, J Ferguson).

Appendix.

Index.