Critical Care Cardiology in the Perioperative Period

Basic Mechanims of the Cardiovascular System.- 1 - Preoperative Cardiac Evaluation.- Measurement and Applications of the Cardiovascular System.- 2 - How to Interpret Cardiac Output and Haemodynamic Indexes.- Monitoring of the Cardiovascular System.- 3 - Computer-Based Cardiovascular Monitoring in the Intensive Care Unit.- 4 - Transesophageal Echocardiography at the Bedside in the Diagnosis of Cardiovascular Dysfunction.- 5 - Advances in Echocardiographic Evaluation of Critically Ill Patients.- 6 - Echo Doppler Aortic Blood Flow Measurement. Technique, Devices, Problems and Progress.- Clinical Spectrum of Cardiovascular Dysfunction (First Part).- 7 - Dangerous Perioperative Arrhythmias: Diagnosis and Management.- 8 - Physiologic Imbalance as a Cause of Cardiac Arrhytmias.- 9 - Temporary Pacing for Prevention and Management of Perioperative Arrhythmias.- Clinical Spectrum of Cardiovascular Dysfunction (Second Part).- 10 - Detection and Significance of Myocardial Ischemia in the Perioperative Period.- 11 - Dilated Cardiomyopathy and Steps in the Treatment.- 12 - Management Strategies for Acute Myocardial Infarction.- 13 - Management of Cardiovascular Dysfunction after Cardiac Surgery.- 14 - Complications in the Periopertive Period of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.- 15 - Diagnosis and Management of Pulmonary Edema in the Perioperative Period.- Main Symbols.