Rapid cardiac care

Content: List of Abbreviations, ix Preface, xii Acknowledgements, xiii Part 1: Cardiac Anatomy and Physiology Anatomy, 3 Cardiac cycle, 5 Cardiac conduction system, 6 Coronary circulation, 8 Part 2: Rapid Cardiac Assessment Introduction, 13 Cardiac history taking, 14 Physical examination, 18 Cardiac Monitoring, 21 Rapid rhythm recognition, 23 Cardiac investigations, 25 Part 3: Rapid 12?]lead ECG Interpretation Introduction, 31 Cardiac vectors and axis, 33 Rapid ECG analysis tool, 34 Rate and rhythm assessment, 35 QRS axis calculation, 36 Pre?]excitation syndromes, 37 Bundle branch block and fascicular block, 38 Myocardial ischaemia or infarction, 41 Other abnormalities seen on the 12?]lead ECG, 44 Part 4: Cardiac Conditions A-Z Acute coronary syndromes, 47 Acute coronary syndromes: treatment and interventions, 51 Acute heart failure, 54 Aortic aneurysm, 57 Aortic dissection, 59 Aortic regurgitation, 61 Aortic stenosis, 63 Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy, 65 Atrial fibrillation, 67 Atrial flutter, 69 Brugada syndrome, 71 Cardiac arrest, 73 Cardiac arrhythmias: treatment and interventions, 75 Cardiogenic shock, 79 Dilated cardiomyopathy, 81 Heart blocks, 83 Hypertension, 86 Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, 88 Infective endocarditis, 90 Long QT syndrome, 92 Marfan syndrome, 94 Mitral regurgitation, 96 Mitral stenosis, 98 Myocarditis, 100 Pericarditis, 102 Supraventricular tachycardia, 104 Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, 107 Ventricular tachycardia, 109 Wolff?]Parkinson?]White syndrome (Pre?]excitation syndrome), 111 Index, 113