Resynchronization and defibrillation for heart failure : a practical approach / editors, David L. Hayes ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hayes, David L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Heart failure--Treatment.

Heart failure.

Cardiac pacing.

Electric countershock.

Arrhythmia--Treatment.

Arrhythmia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (242 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, UK : Blackwell/Futura, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Resynchronization and Defibrillation for Heart Failure: A Practical Approach is one of the first texts to provide caregivers with information about the background and application of this new and rapidly expanding discipline. Its four authors are cardiologists who have expertise in device management, electrophysiology, and heart failure management. The text integrates the approach and management experience of the authors' three institutions. The aim is to bring together information from subspecialists in device management, electrophysiology, and heart failure management in an effort to f

Contents:

Resynchronization and Defibrillation for Heart Failure: A Practical Approach; TABLE OF CONTENTS; Introduction; 1. What Is Heart Failure and What Are the Treatment Options? Complex Questions; 2. Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy; 3. Electrocardiogram Interpretation With Biventricular Pacing Devices; 4. Biventricular Device Implantation; 5. Optimization of Biventricular Devices; 6. What Echocardiography May Offer Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy; 7. Implantable Defibrillators and Combined ICD-Resynchronization Therapy in Patients With Heart Failure; 8. Future of Cardiac Resynchronization

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-32113-3

9786611321130

0-470-75772-8

0-470-75771-X

OCLC:

212128268