Emergencies in Cardiology

Andrew Mitchell is Consultant Cardiologist in Jersey, Channel Islands and Honorary Consultant Cardiologist at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK. He trained at Southampton University before completing further specialist training at Truro, Eastbourne and Oxford. Dr Mitchell has published over 120 papers and abstracts on aspects of clinical cardiology and edited three handbooks on cardiology procedures (Echocardiography, Cardiac catheterisation and coronary angiography and Pacemakers & ICDs). His specialist interests include the non-pharmacological management of atrial fibrillation and advanced echocardiography, in particular the application of intracardiac echocardiography. Dr Mitchell was awarded an MD from the University of London in 2004, achieved Fellowship of the European Society of Cardiology (FESC) in 2005 and became Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC) in 2007.

1. Cardiovascular collapse ; 2. Chest pain ; 3. Shortness of breath ; 4. Syncope ; 5. Palpitation ; 6. Coronary disease ; 7. Acute heart failure ; 8. Valve disease ; 9. Infective endocarditis ; 10. Arrhythmias ; 11. Aortic dissection ; 12. Pericardial disease ; 13. Pulmonary vascular disease ; 14. Systemic emboli ; 15. Cardiac issues in pregnancy ; 16. Adult congenital heart disease ; 17. Perioperative medicine ; 18. Cardiac drugs ; 19. Miscellaneous conditions ; 20. Practical procedures ; 21. ECG recognition