THE ESC TEXTBOOK OF INTENSIVE AND ACUTE CARDIOVASCULAR CARE. 4TH EDITION

1:Intensive and acute cardiac care: an introduction, Marco Tubaro and Pascal Vranckx
• Section 1- Intensive and acute cardiovascular care
2:Training and certification in intensive and acute cardiovascular care, Agnieszka Tycinska, Eric Bonnefoy and Susanna Price
3:Intensive Cardiovascular Care Units (ICCUs) structure, organization and staffing, Eric Bonnefoy-Cudraz
4:The heart team, Francesco Tartaglia, Alessandro Barbone, Lucia Torracca, and Giulio Stefanini
5:Patient safety and clinical governance, Alessandra Buja, Andrea Miatton, and Vladimiro Vida
6:Ethical issues in cardiac arrest and acute cardiac care, Patrick Thoral and Armand Girbes
7:Quality of care assessment in acute cardiac care, Sergio Leonardi, Fiona Ecarnot, and François Schiele
• Section 2 - The pre-hospital phase and the emergency department
8:The emergency medical system, Fernando Rosell-Ortiz, Jose Ignacio Ruiz Azpiazu, and Francesc Xavier Jimenez Fabrega
9:Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, Jesper Kjaergaard, Jerry P Nolan and Christian Hassager
10:Chest pain in the Emergency Department, Frank Breuckmann, Stephan Settelmeier and Thomas Münzel
11:Acute dyspnoea in the Emergency Department, Theodoros Kalpakos, Tom Carmeliet, and Frederik H. Verbrugge
• Section 3 - Monitoring and investigations in the Intensive Cardiac Care Unit
12:Pathophysiology and clinical assessment of the cardiovascular system, Santiago Montero, Konstantin Krychtiuk, Alessandro Sionis
13:The respiratory system, Alessandro Santini and Maurizio Cecconi
14:Neurological assessment of the acute cardiac care patient, Michele Salvagno and Fabio Silvio Taccone
15:Early warning systems in acute cardiac care, Ahsan Butt and Jacob C. Jentzer
16:Blood gas analysis: acid-base, fluid and electrolyte disorders, Lorenzo Giosa and Richard Paul
17:Interpretation and clinical use of chest radiographs, Alexander Parkhomenko, Olga S Gurjeva, and Tetyana Yalynska
18a:Echocardiography, Frank A Flachskampf and Ruxandra Beyer
18b:Thoracic ultrasound, Pavlos Myrianthefs
18c:Ultrasound evaluation of multi organ perfusion and congestion, Guido Tavazzi, Carlos Leon Alviar, and Francesco Corradi
18d:Echocardiography in patients with temporary mechanical circulatory support, Patrick F. Wouters and Stefaan Bouchez
19:Computed tomography: coronary angiography and cardiac imaging, Jeff M Smit, Mohammed El Mahdiui, Michiel A de Graaf, Arthur JHA Scholte, Lucia Kroft, and Jeroen J Bax
20:Cardiac magnetic resonance in intensive and acute cardiovascular care, Isabella Leo, Stefano Figliozzi, Chiara Bucciarelli-Ducci
• Section 4 - Procedures in Intensive Cardiac Care Unit
21:Emergency airway management, Marvin G Chang, Juan G Ripoll, and Edward A Bittner
22:Non-invasive ventilation, Josep Masip, Arantxa Mas, and Núria Rodríguez
23:Mechanical ventilation, Carlos L. Alviar, Guido Tavazzi, and Jason N. Katz
24:Temporary pacing, Bülent Görenek, Erdi Babayi?it, and Gurbet Özge Mert
25:Ultrasound-guided vascular access, Sapna Hajela and Richard Paul
26:Pericardiocentesis, Caterina C. De Carlini and Stefano Maggiolini
27:Chest tubes, Camilla Vanni, Erino Angelo Rendina and Giulio Maurizi
28:Renal support therapy, Amir Kazory and Claudio Ronco
29:Short term mechanical circulatory support, Holger Thiele and Pascal Vranckx
30:Nutrition support, Michael P Casaer and Greet Van den Berghe
31:Physiotherapy in critically ill patients, Rik Gosselink, Daniel Langer and Cheryl Hickmann
• Section 5 - The laboratory in intensive and acute cardiovascular care
32:The use of biomarkers for acute cardiovascular diseases, Allan S Jaffe
33:Biomarkers in acute coronary syndromes, Christian Mueller
34:Biomarkers in acute heart failure, Kristian Berge, Torbjørn Omland, and Peder Langeland Myhre
35:Assessment of coagulation and thrombosis, Christophe Vandenbriele, Dominick J. Angelillo, Young-Hoon Jeong, Vincenzo Toschi, and Diana A. Gorog
36a:Biomarkers of hepatic failure, Tasneem Pirani and Sameer Patel
36b:Biomarkers of renal failure, Adam Reynolds, James C Watchorn, Naomi Boyer and Lui G Forni
37:Atherosclerosis and thrombosis, Lina Badimon, Guiomar Mendieta and Gemma Vilahur
38:Coronary physiology and pathophysiology, Rocco A. Montone, Riccardo Rinaldi, and Filippo Crea
39:The universal definition of myocardial infarction, Kristian Thygesen, Joseph S. Alpert, Allan S. Jaffe, and Harvey D. White
40:ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, JJ Coughlan, Borja Ibanez, Stefan James and Robert Byrne
41:Fibrinolytic, antithrombotic, and antiplatelets drugs in acute coronary syndromes, Sigrun Halvorsen and Christophe Vandenbriele
42:Mechanical complications of myocardial infarction, Elena Puerto and Héctor Bueno
43:Non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes, Héctor Bueno, Lourdes Vicent and José A Barrabés
44:ANOCA/INOCA/MINOCA, Rocco Antonio Montone, Giulia Botti, and Alaide Chieffo
45:Percutaneous coronary interventions in acute coronary syndromes, Andrea Milzi, Antonio Landi, and Marco Valgimigli
46:Coronary artery bypass grafting, Piero Farina, Sigrid Sandner, and Mario Gaudino
47:Gender considerations in acute coronary syndromes, Francesco M. Di Muro, Birgit Vogel, and Roxana Mehran
• Section 7 - Acute heart failure (including cardiogenic shock)
48:Acute heart failure: epidemiology,pathophysiology and classification, Dimitrios Farmakis, Konstantinos Karampinos and Gerasimos Filippatos
49:Acute heart failure: pharmacological therapy and the management of congestion, Ross T Campbell, Kieran F Docherty, and John JV McMurray
50:Low cardiac output states and cardiogenic shock, Holger Thiele
51:Non pharmacological therapy: when drugs are not enough, Evelyne Meekers, Jeroen Dauw, Sebastiaan Dhont, Pascal Vranckx, and Wilfried Mullens
52:Heart surgery and transplantation, Felix Schoenrath, Sascha Ott, and Volkmar Falk
53:Implanted cardiac support devices, Mark A Peterzan, Andrew C Morley-Smith, André R Simon, and John Pepper
54:Donor organ management, Dieter Van Beersel, Jan Gunst, and Arne Neyrinck
55:Palliative care in the Intensive Cardiac Care Unit, Gilli Erez, Armita Jamali, and Jayne Wood
56:The ECG of arrhythmias, Leonardo Calò, Alessandro Politano, Oreste Lanza, Cinzia Crescenzi, and Germana Panattoni
57:Atrial fibrillation and supraventricular arrhythmias, Andreas Goette and A John Camm
58:Ventricular tachyarrhythmias, Filippo Maria Cauti, Caterina Bisceglia, and Paolo Della Bella
59:Pacemaker and ICDs: troubleshooting, Valérian Valiton and Haran Burri
• Section 9 - Specific acute cardiovascular conditions
60:Myocarditis and pericarditis, Massimo Imazio and Stephane Heymans
61:Takotsubo syndrome, Rodolfo Citro, Michele Bellino, Mario Cristiano, and Angelo Silverio
62:Acute valve disease and endocarditis, Clemence Delhomme, Gregory Ducrocq, Marina Urena, and Bernard Iung
63:Acute complications of congenital heart disease in adults, Laurence Campens, Julie De Backer, and Alexander Van De Bruaene
64:Aortic emergencies, Mauro Iafrancesco, Francesco Ferraro, and Jorge Mascaro
65:Cardiac complications in trauma, Lydia Lam, Leslie Kobayashi, and Demetrios Demetriades
66:Cardiac emergencies in pregnancy, Gurleen Wander, Mark R Johnson and Jolien Roos-Hesselink
67:Pulmonary hypertension, Ashley Park, Maddalena Ardissino, and Christopher F. Barnett
68:Pulmonary embolism, Cecilia Becattini and Maria Ludovica Cimini
• Section 10 - Concomitant acute conditions
69:Acute respiratory failure and acute respiratory distress syndrome, Luciano Gattinoni, Mattia Busana, and Eleonora Carlesso
70:Stroke, Philipp Bücke and David Seiffge
71:Acute kidney injury, Hannah Schaubroeck, Wim Vandenberghe, and Eric Hoste
72:Stress hyperglicaemia and endocrin emergencies, Yves Debaveye, Jan Gunst, and Greet Van den Berghe
73:Bleeding and haemostasis disorders, Mattia Galli and Dominick J. Angiolillo
74:Anaemia and transfusion, Mauro Gitto, Angelo Oliva and Roxana Mehran
75:Infections, sepsis and multiorgan dysfunction syndrome, Tobias Zimmermann and Mervyn Singer
76:Pain in the Intensive Cardiac Care Unit, Laurens Peene, Koen Ameloot and Jan Van Zundert
77:Delirium in the Intensive Cardiac Care Unit, Jennifer Neva, Christopher Hughes, and Christina Boncyk
78:The patient with cancer in ICCU, Berlinde Von Kemp, Maria Bergami, and Sofie Gevaert
79:Perioperative cardiac care of the high-risk non-cardiac patient, Martin Balik
80:Perioperative cardiac care of the high-risk cardio-surgical patient, Fabio Guarracino and Giulia Brizzi
81:Genetics in cardiovascular diseases, Alessandro Trancuccio, Deni Kukavica, Alessandra Maria Ardissino, Diego Ardissino, and Silvia G. Priori
82:Artificial intelligence in intensive and acute cardiovascular care, Robert M.A. van der Boon and Nico Bruining

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 one focusses on the definition, structure, organisation and function of ICCU's, ethical issues and quality of care. Section two addresses the pre-hospital and immediate in-hospital (ED) emergency cardiac care. Sections three to five discuss patient monitoring, diagnosis and specific procedures. Acute coronary syndromes (ACS), acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF), and serious arrhythmias form Sections six to eight. The main other cardiovascular acute conditions are grouped in Section 9. Finally Section ten is dedicated to the many concomitant acute non-cardiovascular conditions that contribute to the patients' case mix in ICCU.

This new edition of The ESC Textbook of Intensive and Acute Cardiovascular Care has been completely updated and includes the newest available guidelines. Providing comprehensive coverage on this important field. The digital version will be updated ensuring that the content continues to remain current and relevant, taking advantage of the interactive features available to enhance the overall learning experience.

Features
• This fully updated and revised edition continues to comprehensively approach all the different issues relating to intensive and acute cardiovascular care
• Covers 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
• The ESC Textbook of Intensive and Acute Cardiovascular Care is the official textbook of the Association for Acute CardioVascular Care
New to this Edition:
• Introduces new content on genetics, artificial intelligence, and ultrasound
• All chapters have been comprehensively revised and updated
• Contains new figures, tables, and online videos

Authors
• Marco Tubaro graduated in Medicine in 1981 and specialized in cardiology in 1985. HE worked in Intensive Cardiac Care Unit in San Camillo (1987-1998) and San Filippo Neri (1999-2023) hospitals in Rome (IT). He served in several roles in ANMCO (Italian Association of Hospital Cardiologists) and in ESC (Working Group Acute Cardiac Care and Acute Cardiovascular Care Association). He qualified as Associate Professor of Cardiology and is visiting professor at the Universities of Camerino and the Catholic School of Medicine in Rome. He authored 179 full papers and 11 book chapters. H-index 46, h10 index 72.
• Pascal Vranckx is a Clinical Consultant in Interventional Cardiology, Clinical Pharmacologist, and Medical Director of Cardiac Critical Care Services at the Hartcentrum Hasselt, Belgium. He is Professor at the Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences and Vice-Director of the Limburg Clinical Research Center at the University of Hasselt. He chairs the Medical Committee of the Red Cross Flanders and the Federal Council for Emergency Medical Assistance, Belgium. Editor-in-Chief of EHJ Acute Cardiovascular Care, Dr. Vranckx has authored over 200 publications and 12 books.