Cardiovascular Issues in Critical Care
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Cardiovascular Medicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 May 2025) | Viewed by 565
Special Issue Editors
Interests: critical care; ARDS; mechanical ventilation; sepsis; hemodynamics; echocardiography; arrythmias; cardiomyopathy; neuromonitoring; COVID-19
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Interests: ARDS; mechanical ventilation; sepsis; hemodynamics; echocardiography; respiratory muscles; diaphragm; esophageal pressure; neuromonitoring; COVID-19
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The Journal of Clinical Medicine has launched a Special Issue entitled “Cardiovascular Issues in Critical Care”.
Circulatory failure is encompassed in almost every patient in intensive care units, with sepsis being the most common cause, but cardiogenic circulatory failure, hypovolemia, and other types of distributive shock and obstructive shock are also causative agents. Evaluation of precipitating factors, but also understanding the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms of cardiovascular acclimatization to different conditions, is pivotal, governing therapeutic decisions. Tachyarrhythmias are common, and atrial fibrillation may be observed in as many as 25% of critically ill patients, associated with increased length of ventilation and mortality.
Recent technological developments allow for better hemodynamic monitoring in patients using less invasive devices. One of these, echocardiography, has gained wide acceptance in recent years to guide decisions and critical care management. Optimization of macro- and microcirculation is the ultimate goal through enhancements in blood flow, pressure, and ventriculoarterial coupling using fluids and vasoactive drugs.
From this perspective, we are launching a call for original contributions and review articles addressing any cardiovascular aspects of critically ill patients.
Prof. Dr. Epaminondas G. Zakynthinos
Dr. Vasiliki Tsolaki
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- circulatory failure
- hemodynamic monitoring
- heart–lung interactions
- shock
- ultrasonography
- cardiomyopathy
- septic shock
- cardiogenic shock
- tachyarrhythmias
- atrial fibrillation
- right ventricular function
- left ventricular function
- fluid responsiveness
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