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Cardiac Intensive Care, 2nd Edition
Edited by: Allen Jeremias, MD, MSc, and David L. Brown, MD
Pages: 710 Hard Cover with Expert Consult Online Content
ISBN 13: 978-1-4160-3773-6
Saunders/ Elsevier 2011
List Price: $179.00

Ratings (1-4 , 4 being the highest):

Organization of information: 4

Usefulness of book: 4

Suitable for intended audience: 4

Author’s objectives met: 4

Significant number of illustrations: 3.5

Quality of illustrations: 3

Description:

The new edition of Cardiac Intensive Carethe only textbook dedicated to cardiac intensive care medicinechronicles the progress made in the diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of patients with critical cardiac illness. Editors Allen Jeremias, MD, MSc and David L. Brown, MD present the landmark discoveries, greater understanding of syndromes, and technological advancements that have helped make clinical cardiology a progressive and interventional field. You'll get coverage of the plethora of noncoronary diseases in the CICU, as well as a complete compendium of up-to-date pharmacologic agents. The new full-color design and layout and nine new chapters give you the latest theoretical, technical, diagnostic, and therapeutic advances in an accessible and visually appealing format. Moreover, the full text is available online at expertconsult.com.

Key Features:

Offers the convenience of full-text online access at expertconsult.com.
Features nine new chaptersQuality Assurance and Improvement in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit; Physical Examination in the CICU; Mechanical Treatments for Acute ST-Elevation MI; Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Diagnosis, Prognosis, Risk Stratification, and Management; Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Inhibitors; Vascular Access Procedures; Ventilator Management for the Cardiac Patient; Management of Post-Operative Complications in the Cardiac Surgery Patient; Guidelines Relevant to Care in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unitto keep the book and you up to date.
Presents the text in a new, full-color design and layout for a more visually-appealing and accessible format that makes finding the information you need quick and easy.

Table of Contents:

Section I Introduction

1. Evolution of the Coronary Care Unit: Past, Present, and Future
2. Ethical Issues of Care in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
3. Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Admission Criteria
4. Physical Examination in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit

Section II Scientific Foundation of Cardiac Intensive Care

5. Role of the Cardiovascular System in Coupling the External Environment to Cellular Respiration
6. Regulation of Cardiac Output
7. Coronary Physiology and Pathophysiology
8. Pathophysiology of Acute Coronary Syndromes: Plaque Rupture and Atherothrombosis
9. Regulation of Hemostasis and Thrombosis

Section III Coronary Artery Disease

Acute Myocardial Infarction

10. Diagnosis of Acute Myocardial Infarction
11. Use of the Electrocardiogram in Acute Myocardial Infarction
12. Reperfusion Therapies for Acute ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
13. Adjunctive Pharmacologic Therapies in Acute Myocardial Infarction
14. Medical Management of Unstable Angina and Non-ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
15. Elevated Cardiac Troponin in the Absence of Acute Coronary Syndromes: Mechanism, Significance, and Prognosis

Complications of Acute Myocardial Infarction

16. Recurrent Ischemia after Reperfusion Therapy for Acute Myocardial Infarction
17. Cardiogenic Shock
18. Right Ventricular Infarction
19. Mechanical Complications of Acute Myocardial Infarction
20. Ventricular and Supraventricular Arrhythmias in Acute Myocardial Infarction
21. Conduction Disturbances in Acute Myocardial Infarction

Complications of Percutaneous Interventional Procedures

22. Diagnosis and Treatment of Complications of Coronary and Valvular Interventions
23. Vascular Complications after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Section IV Noncoronary Diseases: Diagnosis and Management

24. Acute Heart Failure and Pulmonary Edema
25. Sudden Cardiac Death
26. Pacemaker and Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Emergencies
27. Acute Presentations of Valvular Heart Disease
28. Hypertensive Emergencies
29. Acute Aortic Syndromes: Diagnosis and Management
30. Pericardial Disease
31. Acute Respiratory Failure
32. Massive Acute Pulmonary Embolism
33. Pulmonary Hypertension
34. Hemodynamically Unstable Presentations of Congenital Heart Disease in Adults
35. Overdose of Cardiotoxic Drugs

Section V Pharmacologic Agents in the CICU

36. Anticoagulation: Antithrombin Therapy
37. Antiplatelet Therapy
38. Inotropic and Vasoactive Agents in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
39. Diuretics and Newer Therapies for Sodium and Edema Management in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
40. Antiarrhythmic Electrophysiology and Pharmacotherapy
41. Analgesics, Tranquilizers, and Sedatives
42. Pharmacologic Interactions in the CICU

Section VI Advanced Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques: Indications and Technical Considerations

43. Echocardiography in the CICU
44. Vascular Access in the Intensive Care Unit
45. Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring in the Cardiac INtensive Care Unit
46. Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Counterpulsation
47. Ventricular Assist Device Therapy in Advanced Heart Failure- State of the Art
48. Cardiac Transplantation
49. Emergency Airway Management
50. Mechanical Ventilation in the Cardiac Care Unit
51. Emergency Dialysis and Ultrafiltration
52. Cardiocerebral REsuscitation, Defibrillation, and Cardioversion

Appendices American College of Cardiology/ American Heart Association Management Guidelines

1. Color Key to ACC/AHA Management Guidelines: Estimate of Certainty (Precision) of Treatment Effect
2. ACC/AHA Guidelines for Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention of ST Segment Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction
3. ACC/AHA Guidelines for Early Hospital Care of Patients with Unstable Angina/ Non-ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
4. ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Management of Chronic Heart Failure

Index.