19/09/2014

Paging the Cardiology Registrar: Acute Coronary Syndrome in the ED


About the Author
Dr. Yousif Ahmad (@narrowcomplex) is a Cardiology Specialty Registrar in London, predominantly working at the Hammersmith Hospital which is one of London’s eight 'Heart Attack Centres', offering a 24/7 primary angioplasty service and a 'Primary Arrhythmia' service. Yousif is currently involved in coronary physiology research, and is passionate about medical education. He is teaming up with Pondering EM for the 'Paging the Cardiology Registrar' series, which will equip the junior ED doctor with the nitty gritty for key cardiac presentations, and importantly, explain what our cardiology colleagues are really interested in when they receive a phone call from the ED.

Pondering Cardiology in the ED
The first thing I would like to speak about is the relationship between Cardiology and the Emergency Department, and the unavoidable changes encountered over the last few years.