Stroobandt / Barold / Sinnaeve Implantable Cardioverter - Defibrillators Step by Step

An Illustrated Guide
1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-1-4443-0338-4
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 440 Seiten, E-Book

The implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) has undergonespectacular progress and has revolutionized the treatment ofpatients at risk of sudden cardiac death. In addition many heartfailure patients now receive cardiac resynchronization therapy(CRT) in conjunction with an ICD.
Although the number of ICD implantations is growing rapidly, theunderlying technology and ICD function remain difficult tounderstand. Implantable Cardioverter-DefibrillatorsStep-by-Step takes the reader through the important aspects ofICD therapy step-by-step, using easily understandable full-pageillustrations, accompanied by explanatory text and representativeICD tracings.
With the addition of an accompanying website, including allfigures presented in the book and offering unlimited access tousers, this book presents a unique value as a teaching aid, and isthe perfect partner to Cardiac Pacing Step-by-Step published by thesame authors.
This brand new book is an ideal reference for health careworkers involved with ICD patients.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Stroobandt, Roland X.

Barold, S. Serge

Sinnaeve, Alfons F.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.
Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
Illustrations.
1. Cardiac tachyarrhythmias.
2. Indications.
3. ICD hardware Battery, capacitors and leads.
4. ICD implantation.
5. Sensing and detection.
6. SVT/VT discrimination.
7. ICD therapies.
8. ICD timing cycles.
9. Complications of ICD therapy.
10. Follow-up of ICDs.
11. Troubleshooting.
12. Special ICD functions and resynchronization therapy.
13. ICD function with emphasis on stored electrograms.
Representative examples 1 to 65.
Text.
1. Cardiac tachyarrhythmias.
2. Indications for ICD.
3. ICD hardware.
4. ICD implantation and lead systems.
5. Sensing and detection of ventriculartachycardia/fibrillation.
6. SVT/VT discrimination.
7. ICD therapies.
8. Timing cycles of ICDs.
9. Complications of ICD therapy.
10. ICD follow-up.
11. Troubleshooting.
12. Cardiac resynchronization.
13. Appendix A: American College of Cardiology/American HeartAssociation/European Society of Cardiology: 2006 Guidelinesfor the Management of Patients with Ventricular Arrhythmias and thePrevention of Sudden Death.
14. Appendix B: American College of Cardiology/AmericanHeart Association/Heart Rhythm Society: 2008 Guidelinesfor ICD and CRT.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Roland X. Stroobandt, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine,Heart Center, University Hospital Ghent, Belgium; Department ofCardiology, A.Z. Damiaan Hospital, Ostend, Belgium
S. Serge Barold, MD, FRACP, FACP, FACC, FESC,FHRS, Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of SouthFlorida Cardiology Division, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa,Florida, USA
Alfons F. Sinnaeve, Ing, MSc, Professor Emeritusof Electronic Engineering, Technical University KHBO, Department ofElectronics, Ostend, Belgium