Emergency Cardiology

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, 2nd edition, is an essential purchase for junior doctors, emergency department staff, trainees in cardiology and specialist nurses. * A fully revised and updated new edition * Authored by a team of leading cardiologists with wide experience in the emergency setting * Practical pocket-sized format * Fully evidence-based, with lists of key papers for further reading * Use of tables and algorithms enables easy information retrieval, and appendices provide listings of drug regimens and laboratory values Karim Ratib – Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of North Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, UK Neal Uren – Department of Cardiology, New Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, UK James Nolan – Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of North Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, UK