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Record Nr.

UNISA996208304103316

Titolo

Resynchronization and defibrillation for heart failure [[electronic resource] ] : a practical approach / / editors, David L. Hayes ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, UK, : Blackwell/Futura, c2004

ISBN

1-281-32113-3

9786611321130

0-470-75772-8

0-470-75771-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (242 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HayesDavid L

Disciplina

616.1/2906

Soggetti

Heart failure - Treatment

Cardiac pacing

Electric countershock

Arrhythmia - Treatment

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

Resynchronization and Defibrillation for Heart Failure: A Practical Approach; TABLE OF CONTENTS; Introduction; 1. What Is Heart Failure and What Are the Treatment Options? Complex Questions; 2. Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy; 3. Electrocardiogram Interpretation With Biventricular Pacing Devices; 4. Biventricular Device Implantation; 5. Optimization of Biventricular Devices; 6. What Echocardiography May Offer Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy; 7. Implantable Defibrillators and Combined ICD-Resynchronization Therapy in Patients With Heart Failure; 8. Future of Cardiac Resynchronization

Sommario/riassunto

Resynchronization and Defibrillation for Heart Failure: A Practical Approach is one of the first texts to provide caregivers with information about the background and application of this new and rapidly expanding discipline. Its four authors are cardiologists who have expertise in device management, electrophysiology, and heart failure management. The text integrates the approach and management experience of the authors' three institutions. The aim is to bring together information from subspecialists in device management,



electrophysiology, and heart failure management in an effort to f