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Record Nr.

UNINA9910830399403321

Titolo

Implantable cardiac pacemakers and defibrillators [[electronic resource] ] : all you wanted to know / / edited by Anthony W.C. Chow, Alfred E. Buxton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, Mass., : Blackwell Pub./BMJ Books, 2006

ISBN

1-280-74295-X

9786610742950

0-470-79042-3

0-470-75053-7

1-4051-7257-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (186 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ChowAnthony W. C

BuxtonAlfred E

Disciplina

617.4120645

Soggetti

Cardiac pacing

Electric countershock

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Implantable Cardiac Pacemakers and Defibrillators:  All You Wanted to Know; Contents; List of contributors; Introduction; Chapter 1 Basic principles of pacing; Chapter 2 Temporary cardiac pacing; Chapter 3 Pacemaker implantation and indications; Chapter 4 The ICD and how it works; Chapter 5  Indications for the implanted  cardioverter-defibrillator; Chapter 6 ICD follow-up: complications, troubleshooting, and emergencies related to ICDs; Chapter 7 Pacing therapies for heart failure; Chapter 8 Pacing in special cases: hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, congenital heart disease

Chapter 9 Lead problems, device infections, and lead extractionIndex

Sommario/riassunto

Pacing and ICDs are used increasingly in the management of arrhythmias and a number of different cardiac conditions. Specialists, general cardiologists and general physicians are now closely involved in managing patients with these devices. Implantable Cardiac Pacemakers and Defibrillators: All you wanted to know is written by leading specialists from the UK and USA and is designed for all physicians



looking for a clear and comprehensive introduction to the principles and functions of these devices. The focus of this book has been on the indications for these devices and continuing pati