GEMC:Cardiovascular Disorders 2

This the main page for the Global Emergency Medicine Curriculum Project's Cardiovascular Disorders 2 section. For point of care treatment information see the respective category page and non-GEMC notes.

ACQUIRED DISEASES OF THE MYOCARDIUM

Cardiac Failure

Journal Articles - Open Access

• Treatment of acute heart failure in the emergency department. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2013 Sep;11(9):1195-209. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/812018

Clinical Policies & Guidelines

• American College of Emergency Physicians Clinical Policy: Critical Issues in the Evaluation and Management of Adult Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department with Acute Heart Failure Syndromeshttps://www.acep.org/Clinical---Practice-Management/Clinical-Policy--Critical-Issues-in-the-Evaluation-and-Management-of-Adult-Patients-Presenting-to-the-Emergency-Department-with-Acute-Heart-Failure-Syndromes/
• 2009 focused update: ACCF/AHA Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Heart Failure in Adults: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines: developed in collaboration with the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. Circulation. 2009 Apr 14;119(14):1977-2016. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.109.192064. Epub 2009 Mar 26. http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/119/14/1977.full.pdf

Videos

• Pearls and Pitfalls in the Management of CHF http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljv2aZrljEc (accessed 16 Nov 2013)

Acute Coronary Syndromes

Clinical Policies & Guidelines

• American College of Emergency Physicians Clinical Policy: Indications for Reperfusion Therapy in Emergency Department Patients with Suspected AMI https://www.acep.org/Clinical---Practice-Management/Clinical-Policy--Indications-for-Reperfusion-Therapy-in-Emergency-Department-Patients-with-Suspected-AMI/

Videos

• Diagnosing and Treating Acute MI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddRJ_ZbiFMQ (accessed 16 Nov 2013)