Cardiovascular Critical Care

by Griffiths, Mark J.D.; Cordingley, Jeremy; Price, Susanna

• ISBN13: 9781405148573
• ISBN10: 1405148578
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-08-30
• Publisher: BMJ Books

Summary

This is a practical guide to management of life threatening cardiovascular conditions facing staff in intensive care and cardiothoracic surgery units. It provides basic information followed by illustrative cases recommending best practice. This well illustrated text fills a gap in the market for a book on management of acutely ill patients with a cardiovascular condition.

Author Biography

Edited by Mark J.D. Griffiths, MRCP, PhD, EDICM, BDICM, Consultant Physician, Adult Intensive Care Unit, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK

Jeremy J. Cordingley, MBBS, MRCP, FRCA, EDICM, Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine and Anaesthesia, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK

Susanna S. Price MB, BS, BSc, MRCP, EDICM, PhD, Consultant Cardiologist and Intensivist, Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Trust, London, UK

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. ix
Introduction	p. xiii
Shock	p. 1
Resuscitation in Intensive Care	p. 22
Cardiovascular Monitoring in Critical Care	p. 42
Cardiovascular Investigation of the Critically Ill	p. 62
Haematological Aspects of Cardiovascular Critical Care	p. 83
Cardiovascular Support: Pharmacological	p. 100
Arrhythmias	p. 120
Mechanical Heart Failure Therapy	p. 139
Care of the High Risk Patient Undergoing Surgery	p. 154
Adult Congenital Heart Disease: Principles of Management in Critical Care	p. 167
Common Complications of Cardiovascular Critical Illness	p. 193
Haemodynamic Management of Severe Sepsis	p. 218
Acute Coronary Syndromes and Myocardial Infarction	p. 234
Cardiogenic Shock	p. 25
Peri-operative Care of the Heart Transplant Recipient	p. 279
Adult Congenital Heart Disease Syndromes	p. 290
Management of Arrhythmias in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease	p. 303
Mitral Valve Disease	p. 315
Aortic Valve Disease	p. 329
Infective Endocarditis	p. 347
Pulmonary Hypertension and Right Ventricular Failure	p. 367
Aortic Dissection	p. 383
Emergency Management of Cardiac Trauma	p. 401
Hypertensive Crises	p. 413
Pregnancy	p. 424
Vasculitis	p. 434
Endocrine Problems and Cardiovascular Critical Care	p. 442
Haemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy: A Personal History 1961-1994	p. 454
Index	p. 465
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