Rapid Cardiac Care

Emma Menzies-Gow, Senior Lecturer (Cardiac Nursing) - Kingston and St. Georges Joint Faculty, St. Georges, University of London Christine Spiers, Principal Lecturer (Cardiac Care), School of Health Sciences, University of Brighton.

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