Fairfax CCU Handbook and Syllabus

TOPIC
ARTICLE(S)
1) ACLS
2) Acute Coronary Syndromes
Evaluation of acute chest pain
Non-invasive testing
Unstable angina/NSTEMI
Pathophysiology
Diagnosis and stratification
Management
STEMI
Pathophysiology
Diagnosis
Management
Angiography
Complications
Mechanical
Arrhythmias
Right heart catheterization
Intra-aortic balloon pumps
Primary Care: Evaluation of the Patient with Acute Chest Pain. N Engl J Med 2000; 342:1187-1195, Apr 20, 2000.
Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk by Use of Multiple-Risk-Factor Assessment Equations: Expert Consensus Document (J Am Coll Cardiol 1999;34:1348-59)

Chest Discomfort, Approaches to the Early Triage of Patients With: ACC Position Statement. Published: Mar 1990

Exercise Testing: ACC/AHA 2002 Guideline Update for (Circulation 2002; 106:1883-92)

Medical Progress: Unstable Angina Pectoris  Yeghiazarians Y., Braunstein J. B., Askari A., Stone P. H. N Engl J Med 2000; 342:101-114, Jan 13, 2000.

Unstable Angina and Non-ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: ACC/AHA 2002 Guideline Update for Management of Patients with (J Am Coll Cardiol 2002; 40:366-74)

Current Concepts: Use of the Electrocardiogram in Acute Myocardial Infarction  Zimetbaum P. J., Josephson M. E. N Engl J Med 2003; 348:933-940, Mar 6, 2003.

Antman et al., Management of Patients With STEMI: Executive Summary  J Am Coll Cardiol 2004;44:671-719

Medical Progress: Advances in Coronary Angioplasty  Bittl J. A. N Engl J Med 1996; 335:1290-1302, Oct 24, 1996.

Current Concepts: Ventricular Septal Rupture after Acute Myocardial Infarction  Birnbaum Y., Fishbein M. C., Blanche C., Siegel R. J. N Engl J Med 2002; 347:1426-1432, Oct 31, 2002.
3) Heart Failure
Pathophysiology
Diagnosis
Echocardiography
Management
Medical Progress: Heart Failure  Jessup M., Brozena S. N Engl J Med 2003; 348:2007-2018, May 15, 2003.

Chronic Heart Failure in the Adult: ACC/AHA Practice Guidelines for Evaluation and Management of (J Am Coll Cardiol 2001; 38: 2101-13)

Echocardiography: ACC/AHA/ASE 2003 Guideline Update for the Clinical Application of (J Am Coll Cardiol 2003;42:954-70)

4) Valvular Heart Disease
Aortic stenosis
Aortic insufficiency
Mitral stenosis
Mitral insufficiency
Other valvular disease
Infective endocarditi

Valvular Heart Disease: ACC/AHA Practice Guidelines for Management of Patients with (J Am Coll Cardiol 1998; 32: 1486-588)

Medical Progress: Infective Endocarditis in Adults  Mylonakis E., Calderwood S. B. N Engl J Med 2001; 345:1318-1330, Nov 1, 2001.
5) Pericardial Disease
Pericarditis
Tamponade
Acute Pericarditis  Lange R. A., Hillis L. D. N Engl J Med 2004; 351:2195-2202, Nov 18, 2004.

Current Concepts: Acute Cardiac Tamponade  Spodick D. H. N Engl J Med 2003; 349:684-690, Aug 14, 2003.
6) Hypertension
Diagnosis
Management

Initial Treatment of Hypertension  August P. N Engl J Med 2003; 348:610-617, Feb 13, 2003.
7) Arrhythmias
Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias
Supraventricular tachycardias
Ventricular tachycardia
Atrial fibrillation
Blomström-Lundqvist ET AL., Management of Patients with Supraventricular Arrhythmias
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003;42:1493–531

Atrial Fibrillation: ACC/AHA/ESC Guidelines for the Management of Patients with (J Am Coll Cardiol 2001;38:1231-65)

Medical Progress: Atrial Fibrillation  Falk R. H. N Engl J Med 2001; 344:1067-1078, Apr 5, 2001.