RT Journal A1 Strum DP T1 THe esc textbook of intensive and acute cardiac care JF JAMA JO JAMA YR 2012 FD January 18 VO 307 IS 3 SP 308 OP 309 DO 10.1001/jama.2011.2030 UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2011.2030 AB Cardiologists must be trained to deal with future demands for intensive and acute cardiac care (IACC). To this end, the Working Group on Acute Cardiac Care of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) has developed a training program intended to foster state-of-the-art training to improve the treatment of severe cardiac diseases. The curriculum provided in The ESC Textbook of Intensive and Acute Cardiac Care describes the role of cardiologists working in this important new subspecialty.