Cardiac Pacing, Defibrillation and Resynchronization: A Clinical Approach, Second Edition

Consisting of 13 chapters, this book is uniformly written to provide sensible, matter-of-fact methods for understanding and caring for patients with permanent pacemakers, ICDs and CRT systems. Now improved and updated, including a new chapter on programming and optimization of CRT devices, this second edition presents a large amount of information in an easily digestible form. Cardiac Pacing and Defibrillation offers sensible, matter-of-fact methods for understanding and caring for patients, making everyday clinical encounters easier and more productive. Readers will appreciate the knowledge and experience shared by the authors of this book. Content: Chapter 1 Clinically Relevant Basics of Pacing and Defibrillation (pages 1–42): T. Jared Bunch, David L. Hayes and Paul A. FriedmanChapter 2 Hemodynamics of Device Therapy (pages 43–81): David L. Hayes, Paul A. Friedman and Samuel J. AsirvathamChapter 3 Indications for Pacemakers, ICDs and CRT (pages 82–120): Apoor S. Gami, David L. Hayes and Paul A. FriedmanChapter 4 Generator and Lead Selection (pages 121–143): Samuel J. Asirvatham, David L. Hayes and Paul A. FriedmanChapter 5 Implantation and Extraction Techniques (pages 144–201): David L. Hayes, Paul A. Friedman and Samuel J. AsirvathamChapter 6 Implantation?Related Complications (pages 202–233): David L. Hayes and Paul A. FriedmanChapter 7 Pacemaker and Cardiac Resynchronization Timing Cycles and Electrocardiography (pages 234–299): David L. Hayes, Paul J. Wang, Samuel J. Asirvatham and Paul A. FriedmanChapter 8 Programming (pages 300–379): David L. Hayes, Charles D. Swerdlow and Paul A. FriedmanChapter 9 Rate?Adaptive Pacing (pages 380–400): David L. Hayes and Samuel J. AsirvathamChapter 10 Troubleshooting (pages 401–516): Paul A. Friedman, Charles D. Swerdlow and David L. HayesChapter 11 Pacemaker, ICD and CRT Radiography (pages 517–549): David L. Hayes and Paul A. FriedmanChapter 12 Electromagnetic Interference and Implantable Devices (pages 550–571): David L. Hayes and Paul A. FriedmanChapter 13 Follow?up (pages 572–616): David L. Hayes, Niloufar Tabatabaei, Michael Glikson and Paul A. Friedman