About the Book
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.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
1: Intensive and acute cardiac care: an introduction Susanna Price, Marco Tubaro, Pascal Vranckx, and Christiaan Vrints
2: Training and certification in acute cardiac care Magda Heras, Alessandro Sionis, and Susanna Price
3: Patient safety and clinical governance Elizabeth Haxby and Susanna Walker
4: Databases, registries and quality of care Nicolas Danchin, Fiona Ecarnot, and François Schiele
The pre-hospital phase and the emergency department
5: Sudden cardiac death: epidemiology and prevention Hans-Richard Arntz
6: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the post-cardiac arrest syndrome Jerry P Nolan
7: The emergency medical system Marc Sabbe, Koen Bronselaer, and Olivier Hoogmartens
8: Chest pain and chest pain units Eric Durand, Aures Chaib, and Nicolas Danchin
9: Acute dyspnoea in the emergency department Christian Mueller
The intensive cardiac care unit
10: Recommendations for the structure, organization and operation of the intensive cardiac care units Menachem Nahir, Doron Zahger, and Yonanthan Hasin
11: The intensive cardiac care unit team Tom Quinn and Eva Swahn
12: The heart team in acute cardiac care Arie Pieter Kappetein and Stephan Windecker
13: Ethical issues in cardiac arrest and acute cardiac care: a European perspective Jean-Louis Vincent
Monitoring and investigations in the intensive cardiac care unit
14: Pathophysiology and clinical assessment of the cardiovascular system (including pulmonary artery catheter) Romain Barthélémy, Etienne Gayat, and Alexandre Mebazaa
15: The respiratory system Antoine Vieillard-Baron
16: Neurological conditions of the acute care patient Cathy S De Deyne and Jo Dens
17: Monitoring of the kidney, liver and other vital organs Karl Werdan, Brijesh Patel, Matthias Girndt, Hennin g Ebelt, Jochen Schröder, and Sebastian Nuding
18: Blood gas analysis: acid-base and fluid and electrolyte disorders Richard Paul, Pavlos Myrianthefs, George Baltopoulos, and Shaun McMaster
19: Clinical assessment and monitoring of chest radiographs Alexander Parkhomenko, Olga S Gurjeva, and Tetyana Yalynska
20: Echocardiography and thoracic ultrasound Frank A Flachskampf, Pavlos Myrianthefs, and Ruxanda Beyer
21: Ultrasound-guided vascular access in intensive/acute cardiac care Richard Paul
22: Computed tomography angiography and other applications of computed tomography Michiel A de Graaf, Arthur JHA Scholte, Lucia Kroft, and Jeroen J Bax
23: Cardiac magnetic resonance in the intensive cardiac unit Juerg Schwitter and Jens Bremerich
Procedures in intensive cardiac care unit
24: Mechanical ventilation Gihan Abuella and Andrew Rhodes
25: Non-invasive ventilation Josep Masip, Kenneth Planas, and Arantxa Mas
26: Temporary pacing Bulent Gorenek
27: Pericardiocentesis Gerard Martí Aguasca, Bruno Garcia del Blanco, and Jaume Sagristà Sauleda
28: Chest tubes Arthur Atchabahian, Christian Laplace, and Karim Tazaroute
29: Renal support therapy Claudio Ronco and Zaccaria Ricci
30: Portable (short-term) mechanical circulatory support Susanna Price and Zaccaria Ricci
31: Implanted cardiac support devices Andrew C Morley-Smith, André R Simon, and John R Pepper
32: Nutrition support in acute cardiac care Michael P Casaer and Greet Van den Berghe
33: Physiotherapy in critically ill patients Rik Gosselink and Jean Roeseler
34: Donor organ management Arne P Neyrinck, Patrick Ferdinande, Dirk Van Raemdonck, and Marc Van de Velde
The laboratory in intensive and acute cardiac care
35: The use of biomarkers in acute cardiovascular disease Allan S Jaffe
36: Biomarkers in acute coronary syndromes Evangelos Giannitsis and Hugo A Katus
37: Biomarkers in acute heart failure Rajiv Choudhary, Kevin Shah, and Alan Maisel
38: Biomarkers of coagulation and thrombosis Anne-Mette Hvas, Erik L Grove, and Steen Dalby Kristensen
39: Biomarkers of renal and hepatic failure Mario Plebani, Monica Maria Mion, and Martina Zaninotto
Acute coronary syndromes
40: Atherosclerosis and thrombosis I
ina Badimon and Gemma Vilahur
41: The universal definition of myocardial infarction Kristian Thygesen, Joseph S Alpert, Allan S Jaffe, and Harvey D White
42: Systems of care for patients with acute ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI networks) Kurt Huber and Tom Quinn
43: ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction Adrian Cheong, Gabriel Steg, and Stefan K James
44: Fibrinolytic antithrombotic and antiplatelet drugs in acute coronary syndromes Peter Sinnaeve and Frans Van de Werf
45: Mechanical complications of myocardial infarction José López-Sendón and Esteban López de Sá
46: Non ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes Héctor Bueno and José A Barrabés
47: Percutaneous coronary interventions in patients with acute coronary syndromes Viktor Kocka, Steen Dalby Kristensen, William Wijns, Petr Tousek, and Petr Widimskÿ
48: Coronary artery bypass graft surgery Piroze M Davierwala and Friedrich W Mohr
49: Cardiogenic shock in patients with acute coronary syndromes Holger Thiele and Uwe Zeymer
50: Gender considerations in acute coronary syndromes Eva Swahn, Joakim Alfredsson, and Sofia Sederholm Lawesson
Acute heart failure
51: Acute heart failure: epidemiology, classification and pathophysiology Dimitrios Farmakis, John Parissis, and Gerasimos Filippatos
52: Acute heart failure: early pharmacological therapy Jonathan R Dalzell, Colette E Jackson, John JV McMurray, and Roy Gardner
53: Non-pharmacologic therapy of acute heart failure: when drugs alone are not enough Pascal Vranckx, Wilfried Mullens, and Johan Vijgen
54: Acute heart failure: heart failure surgery and transplantation Aikaterini N Visouli and Antonis A Pitsis
Arrhythmias
55: Conduction disturbances and pacemaker Carlo Lavalle, Renato Pietro Ricci, and Massimo Santini
56: Atrial fibrillation and supraventricular arrhythmias Demosthenes Katritsis and A John Camm
57: Ventricular tachyarrhythmias and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator Joachim R Ehrlich and Stefan H Hohnloser
Other acute cardiovascular conditions
58: Myocarditis and pericarditis Michel Noutsias and Bernhard Maisch
59: Acute valve disease and endocarditis Gregory Ducrocq, Franck Thuny, Bernard Iung, and Alec Vahanian
60: Congenital heart disease in adults Susanna Price, Brian F Keogh, and Lorna Swan
61: Aortic emergencies Parla Astarci, Laurent de Kerchove, and Gébrine el Khoury
62: Cardiac complications in trauma Demetrios Demetriades, Leslie Kobayashi, and Lydia Lam
63: Cardiac emergencies in pregnancy Patrizia Presbitero, Dennis Zavalloni, and Benedetta Agnoli
Concomitant acute conditions
64: Acute respiratory failure and acute respiratory distress syndrome Luciano Gattinoni and Eleonora Carlesso
65: Pulmonary hypertension Nazzareno Galiè, Alessandra Manes, and Massimiliano Palazzini
66: Pulmonary embolism Adam Torbicki, Marcin Kurzyna, and Stavros Konstantinides
67: Stroke Didier Leys, Charlotte Cordonnier, and Valeria Caso
68: Acute kidney injury Sofie A Gevaert, Eric Hoste, and John A Kellum
69: Hyperglycaemia, diabetes and other endocrine emergencies Yves Debaveye, Dieter Mesotten, and Greet Van den Berghe
70: Bleeding and haemostatic disorders Pier Mannuccio Mannucci
71: Anaemia and transfusion Jean-Pierre Bassand, François Schiele, and Nicolas Meneveau
72: Infection, sepsis and multiorgan dysfunction syndrome Julian Arias Ortiz, Raphaël Favory, and Jean-Louis Vincent
73: Acute pain in the intensive cardiac care unit Siân Jaggar and Helen Laycock
74: Acute cognitive disorders: recognition and management of delirium in the cardiovascular intensive care unit Jennifer Giuseffi, John McPherson, Chad Wagner, and E Wesley Ely
75: Special conditions in the immunosuppressed patient Anne-Sophie Moreau, Raphaël Favory, and Alain Durocher
76: Perioperative cardiac care of the high-risk non-cardiac patient Martin Balik
77: Perioperative management of the high risk surgical patient: cardiac surgery Marco Ranucci, Serenella Castelvecchio, and Andrea Ballotta
78: Palliative care in the intensive cardiac care unit Jayne Wood and Maureen Carruthers
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.
Review :
`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.
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JAMA
`In summary I found this textbook to be concise, yet comprehensive in its coverage of this important topic and believe it will be of considerable value to those who work in acute and intensive cardiac care. In general, it is authoritative rather than scholarly. However, it seems like a worthy curriculum for accreditation in this field and should help achieve the goal of making acute cardiac care uniform and of high quality across Europe.'
Circulation
`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.'
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