Fully revised and updated, the fourth edition of Cardiac Pacing
and ICDs continues to be an accessible and practical clinical
reference for residents, fellows, surgeons, nurses, PAs, and
technicians.
The chapters are organized in the sequence of the evaluation of
an actual patient, making it an effective practical guide. Revised
chapters and updated artwork and tables plus a new chapter on
cardiac resynchronization make the new edition an invaluable
clinical resource.
Features:
· New chapter on Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
· Updated and better quality figures and tables
· Updated content based on ACC/AHA/NASPE guidelines
· Updated indications for ICD placement
· Updated information on ICD and pacemaker
troubleshooting
Table of Content
Contents.
Contributors.
Reviewers.
Preface .
Chapter 1: Indications for Permanent and Temporary
Cardiac Pacing.
Pugazhendhi Vijayaraman, Robert W. Peters, and Kenneth A.
Ellenbogen.
Chapter 2: Basic Concepts of Pacing.
G. Neal Kay.
Chapter 3: Hemodynamics of Cardiac Pacing.
Richard C. Wu and Dwight W. Reynolds.
Chapter 4: Temporary Cardiac Pacing.
Mark A. Wood and Kenneth A. Ellenbogen.
Chapter 5: Techniques of Pacemaker Implantation and
Removal.
Jeffrey Brinker and Mark Midei.
Chapter 6: Pacemaker Timing Cycles.
David L. Hayes and Paul A. Levine.
Chapter 7: Evaluation and Management of Pacing System
Malfunctions.
Paul A. Levine.
Chapter 8: The Implantable Cardioverter
Defibrillator.
Michael R. Gold.
Chapter 9: Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy.
Michael O. Sweeney.
Chapter 10: ICD Follow-up and Troubleshooting.
Henry F. Clemo and Mark A. Wood.
Chapter 11: Follow-up Assessments of the Pacemaker
Patient.
Mark H. Schoenfeld and Mark L. Blitzer.
Index
About the author
Ken Ellenbogen, MD, is a professor of medicine and director of
the Electrophysiology Laboratory at the Medical College of
Virginia.
Mark Wood, MD, is associate professor and assistant director of
the Electrophysiology Laboratory at the Medical College of
Virginia.