Description
Cardiac Intensive Care, Third Edition is a comprehensive and authoritative resource that delivers a multidisciplinary, team-based approach to the assessment, diagnosis, and management of patients with critical cardiac illness. Under the leadership of Dr. David L. Brown, an expert panel of contributors provides in-depth, clinically focused guidance on cardiac pathophysiology, complex disease states encountered in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU), and advanced diagnostic and therapeutic strategies.
This extensively updated edition reflects the rapid evolution of cardiac intensive care, addressing emerging care paradigms, novel pharmacologic therapies, advanced interventions, and modern mechanical circulatory support technologies. The visually engaging layout, combined with new and revised content, ensures clarity and ease of use in high-acuity clinical environments.
The Third Edition introduces 11 new chapters covering essential and evolving topics such as palliative care in the CICU, temporary pacemaker insertion, pericardiocentesis, distributive shock, electrical storm, post–cardiac arrest cardiopulmonary cerebral resuscitation, temporary mechanical circulatory support devices, cardiorenal syndrome, fulminant myocarditis, stress-induced cardiomyopathy, and the diagnosis and treatment of unstable supraventricular tachycardia.
Core content provides concise yet thorough coverage of acute and advanced heart failure, chronic pulmonary hypertension, life-threatening dysrhythmias, aortic dissection, and other high-risk cardiac conditions commonly managed in intensive care settings. Detailed sections on cardiovascular pharmacotherapy explain the use of inotropes, vasodilators, antiarrhythmics, diuretics, anticoagulants, and antiplatelet agents, with emphasis on clinical application and drug interactions.
Designed for a broad audience of healthcare professionals involved in cardiac intensive care, including intensivists, cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, residents, fellows, nurses, and allied health specialists, Cardiac Intensive Care remains an essential reference for delivering evidence-based, high-quality care to critically ill cardiac patients.
