Autor: Tubaro, Marco; Vranckx, Pascal; Price, Susanna
The ESC Textbook of Intensive and Acute Cardiovascular Care
2nd Edition 2015, 800 p.

About the book:

• Comprehensive coverage of all aspects of intensive and acute cardiac care
• Diverse and intriguing chapter content including non-cardiac disease and ethical issues
• Numerous new chapters that will increase the reader's knowledge on the subject
• Section devoted to biomarkers and the importance of laboratory medicine on the subject
• Digital version annually updated
• Closely aligned with the ACCA core training curriculum

New to this edition

• The new edition contains six new chapters: patient safety and clinical governance, the heart team, ultrasound-guided vascular access, implanted cardiac support devices; donor management; and palliative care in the ICCU
• Online edition updated annually
• Separate online and print editions
• Chapters will constitute the basis of the whole educational activity for the ACCA in the ESCeL platform

The ESC Textbook of Intensive and Acute Cardiovascular Care is the official textbook of the Acute Cardiovascular Care Association (ACCA) of the ESC. This new updated edition continues to comprehensively approach all the different issues relating to intensive and acute cardiovascular care. The textbook is addressed to all those involved in intensive and acute cardiac care, from cardiologists to emergency physicians and healthcare professionals. The chapters cover the various acute cardiovascular diseases that need high quality intensive treatment, but also organisational issues, cooperation among professionals, and interaction with other specialities in medicine.

The largest section of the textbook is devoted to non-cardiac disease which could acutely involve the cardiovascular system. Other noteworthy chapters are on ethical issues - which are so important in acute cardiac care, such as patient safety, donor organ management and palliative care. A unique characteristic of the textbook is the presence of a whole section devoted to biomarkers, which underline the growing importance of laboratory medicine in the field of intensive and acute cardiac care.

A particular asset of the textbook is the digital version available on Oxford Medicine Online, which has additional online features including an extra chapter on lung ultrasound and many more images and videos, as well as a full list of references from all chapters. The online version is updated by the same authors on a yearly basis and is available with the print version and separately on a subscription basis, allowing easy access to content in digital and mobile optimised format. The textbook aligns directly with the core training curriculum for ACCA.