Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America
Volume 25, Issue 4 , Pages 981-1008, November 2007

Cardiac Emergencies in the First Year of Life

  • Linton Yee, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hospital and Emergency Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA
    • Department of Surgery, Division of Emergency Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Hospital and Emergency Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710.

Cardiac emergencies in the first year of life can be anxiety provoking for the health care provider. An understanding of the pathophysiology involved in the most common emergency department presentations is crucial to the development of appropriate treatment plans. This article discusses the most common causes of cyanotic and acyanotic heart disease in infants.

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PII: S0733-8627(07)00085-5

doi:10.1016/j.emc.2007.08.001

Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America
Volume 25, Issue 4 , Pages 981-1008, November 2007

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