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This book is primarily for pediatric and adult emergency room physicians, primary care providers, hospitalists, and nurses. It will also be useful for critical care specialists, cardiologists and trainees at all levels. Cardiac Emergencies in Children des

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Cardiac Emergencies in Children

Ashok P. Sarnaik  •   Robert D. Ross Steven E. Lipshultz  •   Henry L. Walters III Editors

Cardiac Emergencies in Children A Practical Approach to Diagnosis and Management

Editors Ashok P. Sarnaik Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care Medicine Children's Hospital of Michigan & Wayne State University School of Medicine Detroit, MI, USA Steven E. Lipshultz Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology Children´s Hospital of Michigan & Wayne State University School of Medicine Detroit, MI, USA

Robert D. Ross Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology Children's Hospital of Michigan & Wayne State University School of Medicine Detroit, MI, USA Henry L. Walters III Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery Children’s Hospital of Michigan & Wayne State University School of Medicine Detroit, MI, USA

ISBN 978-3-319-73753-9    ISBN 978-3-319-73754-6 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73754-6 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018935243 © Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer International Publishing AG part of Springer Nature The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

Foreword 1

You are a pediatrician, a family practice physician, an emergency department physician who sees children, a pediatric hospitalist, a trainee, or a nurse practitioner caring for children and you encounter a cardiac emergency—it’s somewhat uncommon and scary. Other than the little experience you receive during training, there are limited resources to help you to navigate the approach to care for such a patient, including no textbooks that focus on this problem, until now. In this textbook, Cardiac Emergencies in Children: A Practical Approach to Diagnosis and Managem