The nuts and bolts of cardiac resynchronization therapy / / Tom Kenny

• Record Nr.: UNISA996201834803316
• Autore: Kenny Tom <1954->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Malden, Mass. ; ; Oxford : , : Blackwell Futura, , 2007
• ISBN: 1-281-32241-5; 9786611322410; 0-470-75160-6; 0-470-75159-2
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (226 pages)
• Disciplina: 616.1/23025
• Soggetti: Heart failure - Treatment; Cardiac pacing
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The Nuts and Bolts of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy; Contents; Preface; 1 Understanding Heart Failure; 2 Cardiovascular Anatomy of the Healthy Heart; 3 Cardiac Physiology and Heart Failure; 4 Causes of Heart Failure; 5 The Neurohormonal Model of Heart Failure; 6 An Overview of Heart Failure Drugs; 7 Ventricular Dyssynchrony; 8 Arrhythmias in Heart Failure Patients; 9 Indications for CRT; 10 Types of CRT Systems; 11 Implant Procedures; 12 Basic Programming; 13 Advanced Programming; 14 Basic ECG Interpretation for CRT Systems; 15 CRT System Optimization; 16 Troubleshooting the Non-Responder; 17 Defibrillation Basics18 Advanced Defibrillation Functions; 19 Advanced CRT ECG Analysis; 20 DFT Management in CRT-D Patients; 21 Atrial Fibrillation; 22 CRT in Post-AV Nodal Ablation Patients; 23 Special CRT Device Features; 24 Diagnostics; 25 A Systematic Guide to CRT Follow- Up; 26 Troubleshooting; Glossary; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The Nuts and Bolts of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy By Tom Kenny, RNVice President, Clinical Education and Training, St. Jude Medical, Austin, TX, USA Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is an exciting new option for a growing number of heart failure patients, but CRT systems present special challenges to clinicians, even those accustomed to working with pacemakers. Now, Tom Kenny demystifies ; the field in this timely, easy-to-understand paperback. The Nuts and Bolts of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy conce