[Cardiovascular emergencies in dental surgery].

More often to day odontologist must face emergency situations especially of cardiovascular kind. The article reviews the principal clinical aspects: syncope, cardiac arrest, arrhythmias, acute hypertension, acute myocardial infarction. The authors besides describe cardiopulmonary-resuscitation (CPR) techniques. The article ends with some recommendations to prevent cardiovascular emergency and to incite medical and paramedical staff to learn perfectly CPR techniques.