Atrial Fibrillation in the Emergency Department Michael A. Ross Antonio X. Bonfiglio Epidemiology The most common clinically important disturbance in cardiac rhythm seen in the emergency department (ED) is atrial…
Heart Failure in the Emergency Department W. Frank Peacock Demographics Heart failure (HF) is the most common reason for hospitalization in patients older than age 65 and is the most…
Thrombolysis for ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction in the Emergency Department Joshua M. Kosowksy Overview Patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) comprise the population at highest risk among patients with…
Non-ST Elevation ACS in the Emergency Department Richard J. Ryan Christopher P. Cannon W. Brian Gibler Why do we need a pathway for patients presenting to the emergency department (ED)…
Public Access Defibrillation Joseph P. Ornato Introduction Sudden out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OOH-CA) results in the death of 400,000 to 460,000 Americans each year in the United States (1). Although the…
Regional Transfer Programs for Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention David M. Larson Timothy D. Henry Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is the preferred reperfusion strategy in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction…
Prehospital Fibrinolysis Freek W. A. Verheugt Introduction Reperfusion therapy for ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes aims at early and complete recanalization of the infarct-related artery to salvage myocardium and improve both…
Goals, Design, and Implementation of Critical Pathways in Cardiovascular Medicine Christopher P. Cannon Patrick T. O’Gara With the numerous advances in all areas of medical science, the practice of medicine…
Acquired Cardiac Disease Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Patients with acquired heart disease can present with classic clinical syndromes, such as angina and…
Thoracic Interventional Techniques Percutaneous Transthoracic Needle Biopsy Image-guided percutaneous transthoracic needle biopsy (PTNB) of the lung is an important procedure in the diagnosis of thoracic and extrathoracic malignancies. It is…
