The ECG in Reperfusion Therapy for Acute Myocardial Infarction: a Case-Based Manual, with Annotated Bibliography

Stephen W. Smith, MD, FACEP

Deborah L. Zvosec Ph.D.

Timothy D. Henry, MD, FACC, FACCP, FACP

Scott W. Sharkey, MD, FACC, FACCP, FACP

Preface and How To Use This Book

PART 1: ECG MORPHOLOGIES AND DIAGNOSIS OF AMI: GENERAL ISSUES

Chapter 1: Basic Principles and Electrophysiology

Chapter 2: Terminology and ECG Types in Acute Coronary Syndromes

Chapter 3: The Role of the ECG in Reperfusion Therapy

Chapter 4: Anatomic Correlates of the ECG

Chapter 5: Normal and Nonspecific ECG’s

Chapter 6: AMI and ST Segment Elevation

Chapter 7: Reciprocal ST Depression

Chapter 8: ST Depression and T-wave Inversion

Chapter 9: Subtle ECG Abnormalities and Hyperacute T-waves

Chapter 10: Serial ECG Comparison and Continuous ST Segment Monitoring

Chapter 11: Q-waves

Part 2: ECG MORPOLOGIES IN AMI

Chapter 12: Anterior AMI

Chapter 13: Inferior AMI

Chapter 14: Lateral AMI

Chapter 15: Right Ventricular AMI

Chapter 16: Posterior AMI

Part 3: CONDITIONS THAT OBSCURE DIAGNOSIS OF AMI

Chapter 17: Right Bundle Branch Block and Fascicular Blocks

Chapter 18: Left Bundle Branch Block

Chapter 19: Artificial Ventricular Pacing and AMI

Part 4: ECG PSEUDOINFARCTION PATTERNS AND AMI LOOK-ALIKES

Chapter 20: Normal Variants: Benign Early Repolarization and Benign T-wave Inversion

Chapter 21: Cocaine-Associated Chest Pain

Chapter 22: Left Ventricular Hypertrophy

Chapter 23: "Ventricular Aneurysm:" Persistent ST Elevation After Previous MI

Chapter 24: Pericarditis

Chapter 25: Hyperkalemia

Part 5: OTHER ISSUES

Chapter 26: Dyspnea, Pulmonary Edema, and Cardiac Arrest

Chapter 27: Reperfusion and Reocclusion

Chapter 28: Myocardial Rupture and Postinfarction Regional Pericarditis

Chapter 29: Biomarkers in the Reperfusion Decision

Chapter 30: Echocardiography in the Reperfusion Decision

Part 6: MANAGEMENT OF AMI

Chapter 31: Prehospital Thrombolytics and Prehospital ECG’s

Chapter 32: Shortening Door-To-Needle Time and Door-To-Balloon Time

Chapter 33: Time Window for Reperfusion Therapy

Chapter 34: Thrombolytic Stroke Risk and Contraindications

Chapter 35: Summary of Benefit/Risk Analysis

Chapter 36: Reperfusion Therapy for AMI

Chapter 37: Reperfusion Therapy for Acute Coronary Syndromes Without ST Elevation

Chapter 38: Adjunctives to Reperfusion Therapy For AMI

APPENDICES

Appendix A: Abbreviations

Appendix B: Glossary

Appendix C: Acronyms and Summary of Major Clinical Trials