Cardiovascular Critical Care

Description

Remarkable improvements in cardiac survival rates have made cardiovascular critical care much more common, but no less challenging for the practitioner. This important volume draws on the skills of an expert team of editors and contributors to present a timely overview of clinical practice. The book covers the full range of the field, from pre-operative assessment and the haematological complications of cardiovascular surgery and critical care to the care of patients with: ·         Arrhythmias ·         Heart Failure ·         Adult Congenital Heart Disease ·         Mitral Valve Disease ·         Aortic Valve Disease ·         Infective Endocarditis ·         Vasculitis The authors also address the special problems associated with the management of conditions consequent upon pregnancy, eclampsia, and the hypertensive crisis. With high-quality illustrations and a helpful index, Cardiovascular Critical Care gives you access to information that helps you provide the best possible care to your patients.Content: Chapter 1 Shock (pages 1–21): Marius Terblanche and Nicole AssmannChapter 2 Resuscitation in Intensive Care (pages 22–41): David A. ZidemanChapter 3 Cardiovascular Monitoring in Critical Care (pages 42–61): Michael R. PinskyChapter 4 Cardiovascular Investigation of the Critically Ill (pages 62–82): Susanna Price and Jeremy J. CordingleyChapter 5 Haematological Aspects of Cardiovascular Critical Care (pages 83–99): Kanchan Rege and Mark J. D. GriffithsChapter 6 Cardiovascular Support: Pharmacological (pages 100–119): Joseph E. Arrowsmith and Florian FalterChapter 7 Arrhythmias (pages 120–138): Hugh Montgomery and Vivek SivaramanChapter 8 Mechanical Heart Failure Therapy (pages 139–153): Richard TrimlettChapter 9 Care of the High Risk Patient Undergoing Surgery (pages 154–166): Justin Woods and Andrew RhodesChapter 10 Adult Congenital Heart Disease: Principles of Management in Critical Care (pages 167–192): Susanna Price and Brian KeoghChapter 11 Common Complications of Cardiovascular Critical Illness (pages 193–217): Simon J. Finney and Mark J. D. GriffithsChapter 12 Haemodynamic Management of Severe Sepsis (pages 218–233): Jean?Louis VincentChapter 13 Acute Coronary Syndromes and Myocardial Infarction (pages 234–255): Alex Hobson and Nick CurzenChapter 14 Cardiogenic Shock (pages 256–278): Divaka Perera and Gerald S. Carr?WhiteChapter 15 Peri?operative Care of the Heart Transplant Recipient (pages 279–289): Keith McNeil and John DunningChapter 16 Adult Congenital Heart Disease Syndromes (pages 290–302): Antonia Pijuan Domenech, Katerina Chamaidi and Michael A. GatzoulisChapter 17 Management of Arrhythmias in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease (pages 303–314): Barbara J. DealChapter 18 Mitral Valve Disease (pages 315–328): Susanna Price and Derek GibsonChapter 19 Aortic Valve Disease (pages 329–346): Susanna Price and Derek GibsonChapter 20 Infective Endocarditis (pages 347–366): David Hunter and John PepperChapter 21 Pulmonary Hypertension and Right Ventricular Failure (pages 367–382): Alain VuylstekeChapter 22 Aortic Dissection (pages 383–400): Maninder S. Kalkat, Vamsidhar B. Dronavalli, David Alexander and Robert S. BonserChapter 23 Emergency Management of Cardiac Trauma (pages 401–412): James Napier and Mark MessentChapter 24 Hypertensive Crises (pages 413–423): Liao Pinhu and Mark J. D. GriffithsChapter 25 Pregnancy (pages 424–433): Lorna SwanChapter 26 Vasculitis (pages 434–441): Lorna SwanChapter 27 Endocrine Problems and Cardiovascular Critical Care (pages 442–453): Phil Marino and Susanna PriceChapter 28 Haemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy: A Personal History 1961–1994 (pages 454–463): Ronald Bradley