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Provides the�information you need in the CCU, ICU or CICU�to deliver high-quality care to increasingly complex and critically ill patients with CVD.�
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Covers�important and emerging topics�such as COVID-19, fulminant myocarditis, cardiogenic shock, cardiorenal syndrome, cardiac tamponade, acute aortic dissection, takotsubo cardiomyopathy, and much more.�
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Describes�key procedures�including arterial and radial central vascular access, temporary cardiac pacing, invasive hemodynamic monitoring, pericardiocentesis, and more.�
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Covers a�range of topics for effective practice�including common misconceptions, clinical presentations, pathophysiology, management, and imaging.�
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Includes more than�100�radiographic images, echocardiograms, ECGs, anatomic illustrations, and algorithms�throughout.�
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Enhanced eBook version included with purchase.�Your enhanced eBook allows you to access�all of�the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.�
Table of Contents
Section I. Introduction/Foundation of Cardiac Intensive Care- Physical Examination
Section II. Coronary Artery Disease
2. Acute Myocardial Infarction: Diagnosis, Electrocardiography, and Reperfusion Therapies
3. Acute Myocardial Infarction: Adjunctive Pharmacologic Therapies
4. Post-Myocardial Infarction Cardiogenic Shock
5. Right Ventricular Infarction
6. Mechanical Complications of Acute Myocardial Infarction
Section III. Noncoronary Diseases: Diagnosis and Management
7. Acute Heart Failure and Pulmonary Edema
8. Acute Fulminant Myocarditis
9. Stress (Takotsubo) Cardiomyopathy
10. Distributive Shock
11. Cardiorenal Syndrome
12. Sudden Cardiac Death
13. Diagnosis and Treatment of Ventricular Tachycardia
14. Diagnosis and Treatment of Unstable Supraventricular Tachycardia
15. Acute Presentations of Valvular Heart Disease
16. Hypertensive Emergencies
17. Acute Aortic Syndromes: Diagnosis and Management
18. Acute Respiratory Failure
19. Massive Acute Pulmonary Embolism
20. Overdose of Cardiotoxic Drugs
Section IV. Pharmacologic Agents in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
21. Inotropic and Vasoactive Agents
22. Intensive Diuresis and Ultrafiltration
23. Antiarrhythmic Electrophysiology and Pharmacotherapy
Section V. Advanced Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques: Indications and Technical Considerations
24. Central Venous Access Procedures
25. Temporary Pacing
26. Pericardiocentesis
27. Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring
28. Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
29. Ventricular Assist Device Therapy in Advanced Heart Failure
30. Emergency Airway Management
31. Mechanical Ventilation
32. Palliative Care
