The ESC Textbook of Intensive and Acute Cardiovascular Care - 2nd Edition

Are you a member of ACCA? Go to the ACCA website to find out about special offers on The ESC Textbook of Intensive and Acute Cardiovascular Care and to buy your copy today. The ESC Textbook of Intensive and Acute Cardiovascular Care is the official textbook of the Acute Cardiovascular Care Association (ACCA) of the ESC. This new updated edition continues to comprehensively approach all the different issues relating to intensive and acute cardiovascular care.
The textbook is addressed to all those involved in intensive and acute cardiac care, from cardiologists to emergency physicians and healthcare professionals. The chapters cover the various acute cardiovascular diseases that need high quality intensive treatment, but also organisational issues, cooperation
among professionals, and interaction with other specialities in medicine.

The largest section of the textbook is devoted to non-cardiac disease which could acutely involve the cardiovascular system. Other noteworthy chapters are on ethical issues - which are so important in acute cardiac care, such as patient safety, donor organ management and palliative care. A unique characteristic of the textbook is the presence of a whole section devoted to biomarkers, which underline the growing importance of laboratory medicine in the field of intensive and acute cardiac care.A particular asset of the textbook is the digital version available on Oxford Medicine Online, which has additional online features including an extra chapter on lung ultrasound and many more images and videos, as well as a full list of references from all chapters. The online version is updated by the same authors on a yearly basis and is available with the print version and separately on a subscription basis, allowing easy access to content in digital and mobile optimised format. The
textbook aligns directly with the core training curriculum for ACCA.

This print edition of The ESC Textbook of Intensive and Acute Cardiovascular Care comes with access to the online version on Oxford Medicine Online, for as long as the edition is published by Oxford University Press. By activating your unique access code, you can read and annotate the full text online, follow links from the references to primary research materials, and view, enlarge and download all the figures and tables.

List of contents

Introduction; 1 Intensive and acute cardiac care: an introduction; 2 Training and certification in acute cardiac care; 3 Patient safety and clinical governance; 4 Databases, registries and quality of care; The pre-hospital phase and the emergency department; 5 Sudden cardiac death: epidemiology and prevention; 6 Cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the post-cardiac arrest syndrome; 7 The emergency medical system; 8 Chest pain and chest pain units; 9 Acute dyspnoea in the emergency department; The intensive cardiac care unit; 10 Recommendations for the structure, organization and operation of the intensive cardiac care units; 11 The intensive cardiac care unit team; 12 The heart team in acute cardiac care; 13 Ethical issues in cardiac arrest and acute cardiac care: a European perspective; Monitoring and investigations in the intensive cardiac care unit; 14 Pathophysiology and clinical assessment of the cardiovascular system (including pulmonary artery catheter); 15 The respiratory system; 16 Neurological conditions of the acute care patient; 17 Monitoring of the kidney, liver and other vital organs; 18 Blood gas analysis: acid-base and fluid and electrolyte disorders; 19 Clinical assessment and monitoring of chest radiographs; 20 Echocardiography and thoracic ultrasound; 21 Ultrasound-guided vascular access in intensive/acute cardiac care; 22 Computed tomography angiography and other applications of computed tomography; 23 Cardiac magnetic resonance in the intensive cardiac unit; Procedures in intensive cardiac care unit; 24 Mechanical ventilation; 25 Non-invasive ventilation; 26 Temporary pacing; 27 Pericardiocentesis; 28 Chest tubes; 29 Renal support therapy; 30 Portable (short-term) mechanical circulatory support; 31 Implanted cardiac support devices; 32 Nutrition support in acute cardiac care; 33 Physiotherapy in critically ill patients; 34 Donor organ management; The laboratory in intensive and acute cardiac care; 35 The use of biomarkers in acute cardiovascular disease; 36 Biomarkers in acute coronary syndromes; 37 Biomarkers in acute heart failure; 38 Biomarkers of coagulation and thrombosis; 39 Biomarkers of renal and hepatic failure; Acute coronary syndromes; 40 Atherosclerosis and thrombosis; 41 The universal definition of myocardial infarction; 42 Systems of care for patients with acute ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI networks); 43 ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction; 44 Fibrinolytic antithrombotic and antiplatelet drugs in acute coronary syndromes; 45 Mechanical complications of myocardial infarction; 46 Non ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes; 47 Percutaneous coronary interventions in patients with acute coronary syndromes; 48 Coronary artery bypass graft surgery; 49 Cardiogenic shock in patients with acute coronary syndromes; 50 Gender considerations in acute coronary syndromes; Acute heart failure; 51 Acute heart failure: epidemiology, classification and pathophysiology; 52 Acute heart failure: early pharmacological therapy; 53 Non-pharmacologic therapy of acute heart failure: when drugs alone are not enough; 54 Acute heart failure: heart failure surgery and transplantation; Arrhythmias; 55 Conduction disturbances and pacemaker; 56 Atrial fibrillation and supraventricular arrhythmias; 57 Ventricular tachyarrhythmias and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator; Other acute cardiovascular conditions; 58 Myocarditis and pericarditis; 59 Acute valve disease and endocarditis; 60 Congenital heart disease in adults; 61 Aortic emergencies; 62 Cardiac complications in trauma; 63 Cardiac emergencies in pregnancy; Concomitant acute conditions; 64 Acute respiratory failure and acute respiratory distress syndrome; 65 Pulmonary hypertension; 66 Pulmonary embolism; 67 Stroke; 68 Acute kidney injury; 69 Hyperglycaemia, diabetes and other endocrine emergencies; 70 Bleeding and haemostatic disorders; 71 Anaemia and transfusion; 72 Infection, sepsis and multiorgan dysfunction syndrome; 73 Acute pain in the intensive cardiac care unit; 74 Acute cognitive disorders: recognition and management of delirium in the cardiovascular intensive care unit; 75 Special conditions in the immunosuppressed patient; 76 Perioperative cardiac care of the high-risk non-cardiac patient; 77 Perioperative management of the high risk surgical patient: cardiac surgery; 78 Palliative care in the intensive cardiac care unit

About the author

Marco Tubaro is head of the ICCU at San Filippo Neri hospital in Rome . He is a member of the founding board of the WG Acute Cardiac Care (now Acute Cardiovascular Care Association) of the ESC and was previously national secretary of ANMCO (Italian Association of Hospital Cardiologists). A visiting professor at Camerino University in Italy, Tubaro is an author of more than 370 papers.

Pascal Vranckx is a consultant in interventional cardiology and medical director of the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit at Hartcentrum in Hasselt, Belgium. He is a research affiliate to the department of cardiology, Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. He is also clinical consultant and chair of the Clinical Events Committee Core Laboratories at Cardialysis in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Pascal Vranckx has authored over 70 publications and over 10 chapters in textbooks and is an associate editor of the ESC Textbook of Acute Cardiology and Intensive Care Medicine 2010 and is deputy editor of EuroIntervention.

Susanna Price trained in both cardiology and intensive care medicine, and is a consultant cardiologist and intensivist at the Royal Brompton Hospital, London. Her main interests are intensive care cardiology, adult congenital heart disease, and critical and perioperative/periprocedural echocardiography. She developed a national training programme in ALS-compliant periresuscitation echocardiography, endorsed by the BSE and supported by the Resuscitation Council. Dr Price sits on a number of
committees including Chair of the Accreditation/Certification Committee in Acute Cardiac Care(ESC), a member of the Working Group Intensive Care Echocardiography (ESICM), the Executive Committee European trans-catheter valve replacement/repair registry(ESC), Accreditation Committee(BSE), Education &
Training Committee, Intensive Care Society and the ESC Task Force MCQs and Professional Standards.

Christiaan Vrints is past president of the Executive ACCA Board and a Nucleus Member of the Association. He is Professor of cardiology at the University of Antwerp and head of the Department of Cardiology at the University Hospital of Antwerp, Belgium.

Summary

Are you a member of ACCA? Go to the ACCA website to find out about special offers on The ESC Textbook of Intensive and Acute Cardiovascular Care and to buy your copy today. The ESC Textbook of Intensive and Acute Cardiovascular Care is the official textbook of the Acute Cardiovascular Care Association (ACCA) of the ESC. This new updated edition continues to comprehensively approach all the different issues relating to intensive and acute cardiovascular care.
The textbook is addressed to all those involved in intensive and acute cardiac care, from cardiologists to emergency physicians and healthcare professionals. The chapters cover the various acute cardiovascular diseases that need high quality intensive treatment, but also organisational issues, cooperation
among professionals, and interaction with other specialities in medicine.

The largest section of the textbook is devoted to non-cardiac disease which could acutely involve the cardiovascular system. Other noteworthy chapters are on ethical issues - which are so important in acute cardiac care, such as patient safety, donor organ management and palliative care. A unique characteristic of the textbook is the presence of a whole section devoted to biomarkers, which underline the growing importance of laboratory medicine in the field of intensive and acute cardiac care.

A particular asset of the textbook is the digital version available on Oxford Medicine Online, which has additional online features including an extra chapter on lung ultrasound and many more images and videos, as well as a full list of references from all chapters. The online version is updated by the same authors on a yearly basis and is available with the print version and separately on a subscription basis, allowing easy access to content in digital and mobile optimised format. The
textbook aligns directly with the core training curriculum for ACCA.

This print edition of The ESC Textbook of Intensive and Acute Cardiovascular Care comes with access to the online version on Oxford Medicine Online, for as long as the edition is published by Oxford University Press. By activating your unique access code, you can read and annotate the full text online, follow links from the references to primary research materials, and view, enlarge and download all the figures and tables.

Additional text

The book provides a comprehensive, up-to-date, and clear review of the basic science, pathophysiology, and evidence-based medicine that comprises the core of IACC. It is encyclopedic and well written, and its 181 authors represent a Whos Who of respected contributors throughout Europe and the world. The level of detail, the plethora of topics, the quality of the illustrations, the expertise of the authors, and the depth of the bibliographies are impressive. The
ESC Textbook of Intensive and Acute Cardiac Care is an exceptional resource and invaluable review text. An excellent purchase for senior clinicians in cardiology and critical care and a must-have for cardiac intensivists-intraining, it also will be useful to scientists, clinical investigators, journal
editors, and practicing clinicians.

Report

Review from previous edition The ESC Textbook of Intensive and Acute Cardiac Care is an exceptional resource and invaluable review text. An excellent purchase for senior clinicians in cardiology and critical care and a must-have for cardiac intensivists-in-training, it also will be useful to scientists, clinical investigators, journal editors, and practicing clinicians. JAMA

Product details

• Authors: Susanna Vri Price, Marco Tubaro, Marco Vranckx Tubaro, Pascal Vranckx
• Assisted by: Susanna Price (Editor), Susanna (Consultant Cardiologist and Intensivist Price (Editor), Marco Tubaro (Editor), Marco (Head ICCU Tubaro (Editor), Pascal Vranckx (Editor), Pascal (Medical Director ICCU Vranckx (Editor), Christiaan Vrints (Editor), Christiaan (Head of Cardiology Department Vrints (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.12.2014
• EAN: 9780199687039
• ISBN: 978-0-19-968703-9
• No. of pages: 800
• Dimensions: 225 mm x 285 mm x 35 mm
• Series: The European Society of Cardiology Textbooks; The European Society of Cardiology Series; The European Society of Cardiology Series; Esc Textbook of Preventive Car
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine