Acute Coronary Syndrome (eBook)

Preface 6
Contents 7
Contributors 10
Acute Coronary Syndrome: Where We Are, How We Got Here, and Where We Are Going 15
The PAIN Pathway for the Management of Acute Coronary Syndrome 23
Translation of Critical Pathways for Acute Coronary Syndrome into Admission Notes and Discharge Planning 34
Epidemiology and Pathophysiology of Acute Coronary Syndrome 39
Evaluation in the Emergency Department and Cardiac Biomarkers 51
Diagnosis and Treatment of ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction 62
Diagnosis and Treatment of Non–ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction 74
Diagnosis and Treatment of Unstable Angina 87
Use of Stress Testing for the Risk Stratification of Patients at Low to Intermediate Event Risk According to the PAIN Pathway Algorithm 100
The Role of Echocardiography in Acute Coronary Syndrome 110
Mechanical Complications of Acute Myocardial Infarction 122
Diagnosis and Treatment of Congestive Heart Failure 133
Diagnosis and Treatment of Cardiogenic Shock 146
Management of Pericardial Disease Complicating Acute Coronary Syndrome 158
Surgical Intervention in Acute Coronary Syndrome 168
Arrhythmias Complicating Acute Myocardial Infarction– Bradyarrhythmias 177
Arrhythmias Complicating Acute Myocardial Infarction: Atrial Tachyarrhythmias Including Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter 189
Ventricular Arrhythmias in Patients After Myocardial Infarction 204
Management of Cocaine-Induced Chest Pain 218
Acute Coronary Syndrome in Women and the Elderly 226
Acute Coronary Syndrome in African Americans and Hispanic Americans 243
Coronary Artery Spasm and Chest Pain with Normal Coronary Arteries 260
Antihypertensive Therapy in the Acute Coronary Syndrome Patient 278
Hyperglycemia Complicating the Acute Coronary Syndrome: Algorithm for Hyperglycemia Management During ACS 286
Transition from Acute Phase to Chronic Phase: Secondary Prevention for Patients with Cardiovascular Disease 300
Smoking Cessation in the Cardiac Patient 309
Future Developments 316
Index 320