Emergency Cardiac Care 2012: From the ED to the CCU, An Issue of Cardiology Clinics, 1st Edition
Emergency physicians are usually the first to care for patients with emergency cardiac conditions. They must initiate therapy in a timely manner and must plan care in conjunction with cardiologists, who continue the patient's care. This issue has both emergency physicians and cardiologists as authors, reflecting the fact that both care for patients with cardiac emergencies. Physicians in both disciplines should benefit from the articles in this issue, resulting in better patient care.
Emergency physicians are usually the first to care for patients with emergency cardiac conditions. They must initiate therapy in a timely manner and must plan care in conjunction with cardiologists, who continue the patient's care. This issue has both emergency physicians and cardiologists as authors, reflecting the fact that both care for patients with cardiac emergencies. Physicians in both disciplines should benefit from the articles in this issue, resulting in better patient care.
Author Information
By Amal Mattu, MD, Professor and Vice Chair of Education
Co-Director, Emergency Cardiology Fellowship
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland, USA and Mandeep R. Mehra, MD, University of Maryland
