Sudden cardiac death : a handbook for clinical practice / edited by Silvia G. Priori, Douglas P. Zipes.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Priori, Silvia G.

Zipes, Douglas P.

Series:

ESC education series

The ESC education series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cardiac arrest--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Cardiac arrest.

Death, Sudden, Cardiac.

Medical Subjects:

Death, Sudden, Cardiac.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

x, 292 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Malden, Mass. : Blackwell, 2006.

Summary:

Sudden cardiac death: A handbook for clinical practice is part of The ESC Education Series. The series is designed to provide medical professionals with the latest information about the understanding, diagnosis and management of cardiovascular diseases. Management recommendations in this book are based on the established European Guidelines, which encompass the best techniques to use with each cardiac disease you are faced with. Throughout the series, leading international opinion leaders have been chosen to edit and contribute to the books.

Sudden cardiac death continues to present a significant challenge; this book presents an update on what we know about sudden cardiac arrest, from basic experimental studies to clinical trials and compliments the Core Syllabus. Chapters are co-authored by experts on both sides of the Atlantic and the result is a truly comprehensive overview of this topic.

Contents:

Epidemiology of cardiac arrest / Robert J. Myerburg and Hein J.J. Wellens

Genetic predisposition and pathology of sudden cardiac death / Xavier Jouven, Allen P. Burke, and Renu Virmani

Arrhythmogenic mechanisms / Michiel J. Janse and Douglas P. Zipes

Risk stratification for SCD / Stefan H. Hohnloser and Wojciech Zareba

Autonomic nervous system: emerging concepts and clinical applications / Peter J. Schwartz and Richard L. Verrier

Clinical characteristics of sudden cardiac death victims and precipitating events / Christine M. Albert and Stuart M. Cobbe

Ischemic heart disease / William Wijns and Elliott M. Antman

The cardiomyopathies / William J. McKenna, Srijita Sen-Chowdhry, and Barry J. Maron

Inherited arrhythmogenic diseases / Silvia G. Priori and Charles Antzelevitch

Sudden cardiac death and valvular heart diseases / David Messika-Zeitoun ... [et al.]

Heart failure / William G. Stevenson and Helmut Drexler

Drug-induced sudden death / Dan M. Roden and Milious-Daniel Drici

Sudden death in athletes / Domenico Corrado ... [et al.]

Pharmacology of sudden cardiac death / Timothy W. Smith ... [et al.]

Implantable devices / A. John Camm and Arthur J. Moss

Sudden cardiac death: ablation / Prashanthan Sanders ... [et al.]

External automated defibrillators / M.A. Peberdy, K. A. Ellenbogen, and D.A. Chamberlain

Cost-effectiveness of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators / Giuseppe Boriani and Greg Larsen.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1405132922

OCLC:

60414514

Publisher Number:

9781405132923