Cardiac Care

Ian Jones, President, British Association for Nursing in Cardiac Care and Lecturer in Cardiac Nursing, University of Salford, UK.

• Preface. Contributors.Acknowledgements.Chapter 1. The physiology and pathophysiology of the cardiovascular system (F. Gascoigne). Chapter 2. Primary prevention (B. Asatourian).Chapter 3. Chest pain assessment in the pre-admission setting (A. Saycell).Chapter 4. Care of the patient with acute coronary syndrome in the accident and emergency department (D. Vickers & I. Jones).Chapter 5. Drugs affecting the cardiovascular system (I. Jones & E. Lawson).Chapter 6. Resuscitation (D. Parkinson).Chapter 7. Care of the patient with acute coronary syndrome in the coronary care unit (I. Jones).Chapter 8. Electrocardiography and cardiac rhythm recognition in practice-the basics (B. Parr & M. Lappin).Chapter 9. Common investigations in the management of patients with coronary heart disease (G. Blanchard & I. Jones).Chapter 10. Cardiac interventions (G. Blanchard, et al.).Chapter 11. Cardiac surgery (C. Rimmer, et al.).Chapter 12. Cardiac rehabilitation (P. Bithell & M. Gaston).Chapter 13. Management of the patient with Chronic heart failure (A. Dormer).Index.