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Record Nr.

UNISA996201825103316

Autore

Kenny Tom <1954->

Titolo

The nuts and bolts of ICD therapy [[electronic resource] /] / Tom Kenny

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, Mass., : Blackwell Futura, 2006

ISBN

1-281-32208-3

9786611322083

0-470-75083-9

0-470-75029-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (152 p.)

Collana

Nuts and Bolts Series

Altri autori (Persone)

KennyTom <1954->

Disciplina

617.4120592

617.4120645

Soggetti

Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators

Arrhythmia - Treatment

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Companion v. to: The nuts and bolts of cardiac pacing.

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Sudden cardiac death -- The history of ICDs -- The ICD system -- Indications for ICD implantation -- Implant procedures -- Sensing -- Arrhythmia detection -- Arrhythmia therapy -- SVT discrimination -- Bradycardia pacing -- Electrograms -- Special features -- Diagnostics -- A systematic guide to ICD follow-up -- Troubleshooting.

Sommario/riassunto

The number of ICD patients is increasing sharply, yet the number of electrophysiologists-physicians who specialize in the electrical system of the heart-is not increasing as dramatically. The result of this influx is that more and more ICD patients are being treated by physicians and staff with little or no ICD training. There are many fine books on device-based therapy for the heart, but most are written for the experts. Whether you read it from cover-to-cover or use it for reference (or both), it is written primarily with you in mind - for people who are actually involved in the clinic