The ESC textbook of acute and intensive cardiac care / edited by Marco Tubaro ... [et al.].

"European Society of Cardiology, Acute Cardiac Care, ESC Working Group"--P. [1] of cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Intensive and acute cardiac care : an introduction / Nicolas Danchin, Gerasimos Filippatos, and Marco Tubaro -- Sudden cardiac death : epidemiology and prevention / Hans-Richard Arntz -- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the post-cardiac arrest syndrome / Andreas Schneider, Peter Teschendorf, and Bernd W. Böttiger -- Comparison of prehospital emergency care systems in Europe and the United States / Frédéric Adnet, Tomislav Petrovic, and Frédéric Lapostolle -- Telemedicine / Peter Clemmensen and Maria Sejersten Ripa -- Chest pain and chest pain units / Eric Durand, Aures Chaib, and Nicolas Danchin -- Acute dyspnoea / Nisha Arenja, Thenral Socrates, and Christian Mueller -- Arrhythmias in the emergency department / G. Cayla, P. G. Claret, and J. E. de La Coussaye -- Recommendations for the structure, organization, and operation of intensive cardiac care units / Menachem Nahir and Yonathan Hasin -- The intensive cardiac care unit team / Tom Quinn and Eva Swahn -- Clinical competence and accreditation in intensive and acute cardiac care / Alessandro Sionis, Pablo Loma-Osorio, and Magda Heras -- Databases, registries, and quality of care / Eric Boersma, Anselm K. Gitt, and Bertil Lindahl -- Ethical issues in cardiac arrest and acute cardiac care : a European perspective / Leo Bossaert and Jan Bahr -- Pathophysiology and clinical assessment of the cardiovascular system (including pulmonary artery catheter) / Etienne Gayat and Alexandre Mebazaa -- The respiratory system / Antoine Vieillard-Baron -- Monitoring of the neurological condition of the acute cardiac care patient / Cathy S. De Deyne -- Monitoring of kidney, liver, and other vital organs / K. Werdan, M. Girndt, and H. Ebelt -- Blood gas analysis : acid-base and fluid-electrolyte disorders / Pavlos M. Myrianthefs and George J. Baltopoulos -- Clinical assessment and monitoring with chest radiographs / Alexander Parkhomenko and Olga Gurjeva -- Echocardiography in cardiac intensive care / Ruxandra Beyer and Frank A. Flachskampf -- Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging / J. Schwitter and J. Bremerich -- CT angiography and other applications of CT / Joëlla E. van Velzen ... [et al.] -- Noninvasive ventilation / Josep Masip and Kenneth Planas -- Mechanical ventilation / Gihan Abuella and Andrew Rhodes -- Temporary pacing / Bulent Gorenek -- Pericardiocentesis / Bernhard Maisch, Arsen Ristic, and Konstaninos Karatolios -- Chest tubes / Karim Tazarourte, Christian Laplace, and Arthur Atchabahian -- Renal support therapy / Piotr Rozentryt ... [et al.] -- The intra-aortic balloon pump / K. Werdan, M. Russ, and M. Buerke --