02924nam 2200577Ia 450 991087696650332120200520144314.01-280-74295-X97866107429500-470-79042-30-470-75053-71-4051-7257-6(CKB)1000000000351287(EBL)284122(OCoLC)437176047(SSID)ssj0000177132(PQKBManifestationID)11182243(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000177132(PQKBWorkID)10210885(PQKB)10392972(MiAaPQ)EBC284122(EXLCZ)99100000000035128720050802d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrImplantable cardiac pacemakers and defibrillators all you wanted to know /edited by Anthony W.C. Chow, Alfred E. BuxtonMalden, Mass. Blackwell Pub./BMJ Books20061 online resource (186 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7279-1566-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 diseaseChapter 9 Lead problems, device infections, and lead extractionIndexPacing 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 patiCardiac pacingElectric countershockCardiac pacing.Electric countershock.617.4120645Chow Anthony W. C860638Buxton Alfred E860639MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910876966503321Implantable cardiac pacemakers and defibrillators1920500UNINA