Main description:

The ESC Textbook of Intensive and Acute Cardiovascular Care is the official textbook of the Acute Cardiovascular Care Association (ACVC) of the ESC.

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are a major cause of premature death worldwide and a cause of loss of disability-adjusted life years. For most types of CVD early diagnosis and intervention are independent drivers of patient outcome. Clinicians must be properly trained and centres appropriately equipped in order to deal with these critically ill cardiac patients.

This new updated edition of the textbook continues to comprehensively approach all the different issues relating to intensive and acute cardiovascular care and addresses all those involved in intensive and acute cardiac care, not only cardiologists but also critical care specialists, emergency physicians and healthcare professionals. The chapters cover the various acute cardiovascular diseases that need high quality intensive treatment as well as organisational issues, cooperation among
professionals, and interaction with other specialities in medicine.

SECTION 1 focusses on the definition, structure, organisation and function of ICCU's, ethical issues and quality of care. SECTION 2 addresses the pre-hospital and immediate in-hospital (ED) emergency cardiac care. SECTIONS 3-5 discuss patient monitoring, diagnosis and specific procedures. Acute coronary syndromes (ACS), acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF), and serious arrhythmias form SECTIONS 6-8. The main other cardiovascular acute conditions are grouped in SECTION 9. Finally SECTION 10
is dedicated to the many concomitant acute non-cardiovascular conditions that contribute to the patients' case mix in ICCU.

This edition includes new chapters such as low cardiac output states and cardiogenic shock, and pacemaker and ICDs: troubleshooting and chapters have been extensively revised. Purchasers of the print edition will also receive an access code to access the online version of the textbook which includes additional figures, tables, and videos to better to better illustrate diagnostic and therapeutic techniques and procedures in IACC.

The third edition of the ESC Textbook of Intensive and Acute Cardiovascular Care will establish a common basis of knowledge and a uniform and improved quality of care across the field.

Contents:

1: Eric Bonnefoy, Susanna Price, Marco Tubaro, Pascal Vranckx and Christiaan Vrints: Intensive and acute cardiac care: an introduction
Section I - Intensive and acute cardiovascular care
2: Eric Bonnefoy and Susanna Price: Training and certification in Intensive and Acute Cardiovascular Care
3: Eric Bonnefoy and Tom Quinn: Intensive Cardiovascular Care Units: structure, organization and staffing
4: Sergio Leonardi, Thomas Modine, and Stephan Windecker: The heart team
5: Tom Quinn and Matthew Parkin: Patient safety and clinical governance
6: Jean-Louis Vincent and Jacques Creteur: Ethical issues in Intensive and Acute Cardiovascular Care
7: Fiona Ecarnot, and Francois Schiele: Quality of care
Section II -The pre-hospital phase and the emergency department
8: Olivier Hoogmartens, Michiel Stiers, Koen Bronselaer and Marc Sabbe: Emergency medical systems and networks
9: Jerry P Nolan and Christian Hassager: Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
10: Christiaan Vrints, Janina Stepinska, and Marc J Claeys: Chest pain and the Chest Pain Units
11: Eleni Michou, Nikola Kozhuharov, Jasmin Martin, Christian Mueller: Acute dyspnoea in ED
Section III - Monitoring and investigations in the Intensive Cardiovascular Care Unit
12: Alessandro Sionis, Etienne Gayat and Alexandre Mebazaa: Assessment of the cardiovascular system (including PAC)
13: Antoine Vieillard-Baron: Assessment of the respiratory function
14: Mathieu van der Jagt, Jeroen Bunge, and Fabio Silvio Taccone: Neurological assessment of the acute cardiac care patient
15: Karl Werdan, Brijesh Patel, Matthias Girndt, Henning Ebelt, Jochen Schroeder, and Sebastian Nuding: Monitoring of the kidney, liver and other vital organs
16: Richard Paul: Blood gas analysis: acid-base, fluid and electrolyte disorders
17: Alexander Parkhomenko, Olga S Gurjeva, and Tetyana Yalynska: Interpretation and clinical use of chest radiographs
18: R. Beyer, F. Flachskampf, and Pavlos Myriantheys: Echocardiography (including thoracic ultrasound)
19: Jeff M Smit, Mohammed El Mahdiui, Michiel A de Graaf, Arthur JHA Scholte, Lucia Kroft, and Jeroen J Bax: Computed tomography: coronary angiography and cardiac imaging
20: Juerg Schwitter and Jens Bremerich: Cardiac magnetic resonance in intensive and acute cardiovascular care
Section IV - Procedures in Intensive Cardiovascular Care Unit
21: Josep Masip, Kenneth Planas, and Arantxa Mas: Non-invasive ventilation
22: Luigi Camporota and Francesco Vasques: Mechanical ventilation
23: Bulent Gorenek: Temporary pacing
24: Richard Paul and Farah Shariff: Ultrasound-guided vascular access
25: Caterina Decarlini and Stefano Maggiolini: Pericardiocentesis
26: Erino A. Rendina, Camilla Vanni, and Giulio Maurizi: Chest tubes
27: Claudio Ronco, Stefano Romagnoli and Zaccaria Ricci: Renal support therapy
28: Holger Thiele and Pascal Vranckx: Short term mechanical circulatory support
29: Michael P Casaer and Greet Van den Berghe: Nutrition support
30: Rik Gosselink and Jean Roeseler: Physiotherapy in critically ill patients
Section V - The laboratory in intensive and acute cardiovascular care
31: Allan S Jaffe: The use of biomarkers for acute cardiovascular diseases
32: Jasper Boeddinghaus, Thomas Nestelberger, Raphael Twerenbold, and Christian Mueller: Biomarkers in acute coronary syndromes
33: Rajiv Choudhary, Nicholas Wettersten, Kevin Shah, and Alan Maisel: Biomarkers in acute heart failure
34: Anne-Mette Hvas, Erik L Grove, and Steen Dalby Kristensen: Biomarkers of coagulation and thrombosis
35: Mario Plebani, Monica Maria Mion, and Martina Zaninotto: Biomarkers of renal and hepatic failure
Section VI - Acute coronary syndromes
36: Lina Badimon and Gemma Vilahur: Atherosclerosis and thrombosis
37: Kristian Thygesen, Joseph S. Alpert, Allan S. Jaffe, and Harvey D. White: The universal definition of myocardial infarction
38: Borja Ibanez and Stefan James: ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
39: Sigrun Halvorsen, Giuseppe Gargiulo, Marco Valgimigli, and Kurt Huber: Fibrinolytic, antithrombotic, and antiplatelets drugs in acute coronary syndromes
40: Elena Puerto and Hector Bueno: Mechanical complications of myocardial infarction
41: Hector Bueno and Jose A Barrabes: Non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes
42: Marco Valgimigli and Andreas Mitsis: Percutaneous coronary interventions in acute coronary syndromes
43: Piroze M Davierwala and Michael A. Borger: Coronary artery bypass grafting
44: Eva Swahn, Joakim Alfredsson, and Sofia Sederholm Lawesson: Gender considerations in acute coronary syndromes
Section VII - Acute heart failure (including cardiogenic shock)
45: Dimitrios Farmakis and Gerasimos Filippatos: Epidemiology, classification, and pathophysiology
46: Kieran F. Docherty, Jonathan R. Dalzell, Mark C. Petrie, and John J.V. McMurray: Pharmacological therapy in the acute phase
47: Holger Thiele and Suzanne de Waha-Thiele: Low cardiac output states and cardiogenic shock
48: Jeroen Dauw , Wilfried Mullens , Johan Vijgen, and Pascal Vranckx: Non pharmacological therapy: when drugs are not enough
49: Volkmar Falk, Felix Schoenrath, and Jan Kugler: Heart surgery and transplantation
50: Andrew C Morley-Smith, Andre R Simon, and John Pepper: Implanted cardiac support devices
51: Arne P Neyrinck, Patrick Ferdinande, Dirk Van Raemdonck, and Marc Van de Velde: Donor organ management
52: Jayne Wood: Palliative care in the Intensive Cardiovascular Care Unit
Section VIII - Arrhythmias
53: Demosthenes G. Katritsis and A John Camm: Atrial fibrillation and supraventricular arrhythmias
54: Paolo Della Bella, Dagmara Dilling, and Francesca Baratto: Ventricular tachyarrhythmias
55: Haran Burri and Neasa Starr: Pacemaker and ICDs: troubleshooting
Section IX - Specific acute cardiovascular conditions
56: Massimo Imazio and Stephane Heymans: Myocarditis and pericarditis
57: Gregory Ducrocq, Franck Thuny, Bernard Iung, and Alec Vahanian: Acute valve disease and endocarditis
58: Susanna Price, Brian F Keogh, and Lorna Swan: Acute complications of congenital heart disease in adults
59: Marc Schepens and Eric Graulus: Aortic emergencies
60: Lydia Lam, Leslie Kobayashi, and Demetrios Demetriades: Cardiac complications in trauma
61: Mark Johnson and Jolien Roos-Hesselink: Cardiac emergencies in pregnancy
62: Massimiliano Palazzini, Nazzareno Galie and Alessandra Manes: Management of pulmonary hypertension in the ICCU
63: Stavros Konstantinides, Marcin Kurzyna, and Adam Torbicki: Acute pulmonary embolism
Section X - Concomitant acute conditions
64: Luciano Gattinoni, Mattia Busana and Eleonora Carlesso: Acute respiratory failure and acute respiratory distress syndrome
65: Didier Leys, Solene Moulin, and Valeria Caso: Acute stroke
66: Sofie A Gevaert, Eric Hoste, and John A Kellum: Acute kidney injury
67: Jan Gunst, Yves Debaveye, and Greet Van den Berghe: Hyperglycaemia, diabetes, and other endocrine emergencies
68: Pier Mannuccio Mannucci and Maddalena Lettino: Bleeding and haemostasis disorders
69: Pascal Vranckx, Philippe Vanderkerckhove, Roxana Mehran, and Davide Cao: Anaemia and transfusion
70: Jean-Louis Vincent: Infections, sepsis and multiorgan dysfunction syndrome
71: Sian Jaggar and Helen Laycock: Pain in the Intensive Cardiovascular Care Unit
72: John McEvoy, Stephen Keane, and Kevin Clarkson: Acute cognitive disorders and delirium in Intensive Cardiovascular Care Unit
73: Anne-Sophie Moreau, Raphael Favory: Special considerations in the immunosuppresed patient
74: Martin Balik: Perioperative cardiac care of the high-risk non-cardiac patient
75: Marco Ranucci, Serenella Castelvecchio, and Andrea Ballotta: Perioperative cardiac care of the high-risk cardio-surgical patient