The ESC Textbook of Intensive and Acute Cardiac Care

1. Intensive and acute cardiac care: an introduction ; PREHOSPITAL PHASE ; 2. Sudden cardiac death: epidemiology and prevention ; 3. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the postcardiac arrest syndrome ; 4. Comparison of prehospital emergency care systems in Europe and the United States ; 5. Telemedicine ; EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT ; 6. Chest pain and chest pain units ; 7. Acute dyspnoea ; 8. Arrhythmias in the emergency department ; THE INTENSIVE CARDIAC CARE UNIT ; 9. Recommendations for the structure, organization, and operation of intensive cardiac care units ; 10. The intensive cardiac care unit team ; 11. Clinical competence and accreditation in intensive and acute cardiac care ; 12. Databases, registries, and quality of 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. Monitoring of the neurological condition of the acute cardiac care patient ; 17. Monitoring of kidney, liver, and other vital organs ; 18. Blood gas analysis: acid-base and fluid-electrolyte disorders ; 19. Clinical assessment and monitoring of chest radiographs ; 20. Echocardiography in cardiac intensive care ; 21. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging ; 22. CT angiography and other applications of CT ; PROCEDURES IN THE INTENSIVE CARDIAC CARE UNIT ; 23. Noninvasive ventilation ; 24. Mechanical ventilation ; 25. Temporary pacing ; 26. Pericardiocentesis ; 27. Chest tubes ; 28. Renal support therapy ; 29. The intra-aortic balloon pump ; 30. Left ventricular assist devices in acute heart failure ; 31. Nutrition support in acute cardiac care ; 32. Physiotherapy in critically ill patients ; THE LABORATORY IN INTENSIVE AND ACUTE CARDIAC CARE ; 33. The use of biomarkers for acute cardiovascular disease ; 34. Biomarkers in acute coronary syndromes ; 35. Biomarkers in acute heart failure ; 36. Coagulation and thrombosis ; 37. Biomarkers for renal and hepatic failure ; ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME ; 38. Atherosclerosis and thrombosis ; 39. The universal defi nition of myocardial infarction ; 40. Systems of care for patients with acute coronary syndrome ; 41. ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction ; 42. Fibrinolytic, antithrombotic, and antiplatelet drugs in acute coronary syndrome ; 43. Mechanical complications of myocardial infarction ; 44. Non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes ; 45. Percutaneous coronary interventions in patients with acute coronary syndromes ; 46. Coronary artery bypass graft surgery ; 47. Cardiogenic shock in patients with acute coronary syndromes ; 48. Gender and age considerations in acute coronary syndromes ; ACUTE HEART FAILURE ; 49. Acute heart failure: epidemiology, classification, and pathophysiology ; 50. Acute heart failure: early pharmacological treatment ; 51. Non-pharmacologic therapy of acute heart failure: when drugs alone are not enough ; 52. Cardiac surgery and transplantation in acute heart failure ; ARRHYTHMIAS ; 53. Conduction disturbances and pacemaker ; 54. Atrial fi brillation and supraventricular arrhythmias ; 55. Ventricular tachyarrhythmias and implantable cardioverter/ defibrillator ; OTHER ACUTE CARDIOVASCULAR CONDITIONS ; 56. Myocarditis, cardiac tamponade, and pericarditis ; 57. Acute valve disease and endocarditis ; 58. Congenital heart disease in adults ; 59. Aortic emergencies ; 60. Cardiac complications in trauma ; 61. Cardiac emergencies in pregnancy ; CONCOMITANT ACUTE CONDITIONS ; 62. Acute respiratory failure and acute respiratory distress syndrome ; 63. Pulmonary hypertension ; 64. Pulmonary embolism ; 65. Stroke ; 66. Acute kidney injury ; 67. Hyperglycaemia and diabetes ; 68. Endocrine emergencies ; 69. Bleeding and haemostasis disorders ; 70. Anaemia and transfusion ; 71. Infection, sepsis, and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome ; 72. Acute pain in the intensive cardiac care unit ; 73. Acute cognitive disorders: recognition and management of delirium in the intensive cardiac care unit ; 74. Special considerations in immunosuppressed patients ; 75. Perioperative management of the high-risk noncardiac surgical patient ; 76. Perioperative management of the high-risk cardiac surgery patient