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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813935603321

Autore

Davies Crispin

Titolo

Cardiovascular emergencies [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Blackwell Publishing Ltd., 2001

ISBN

1-280-28502-8

9786610285020

0-585-39766-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (401 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BashirYaver

Disciplina

616.1025

Soggetti

Cardiovascular emergencies

Disease Attributes

Diseases

Public Health

Disasters

Environment

Environment and Public Health

Pathologic Processes

Health Care

Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Emergencies

Cardiovascular Diseases

Medicine

Health & Biological Sciences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; 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

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Sommario/riassunto

Life threatening cardiovascular conditions constitute up to fifty per cent of emergency admissions to hospital. Immediate and appropriate management is crucial. This authoritative text provides up to date guidance for cardiologists and general physicians faced with patients in a critical condition. Based on Oxford cardiologists' wide clinical experience, the individual chapters address the practical issues of managing patients during the acute phase, combining both evidence-based and practical approaches. The text is enhanced with schematic illustrations and real examples, boxed summaries,