Cardiac fibrillation-defibrillation : clinical and engineering aspects / Max E. Valentinuzzi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Valentinuzzi, Max E.

Series:

Series on bioengineering and biomedical engineering ; v. 6.

Series on bioengineering and biomedical engineering ; v. 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ventricular fibrillation.

Atrial fibrillation.

Defibrillators.

Cardiac pacing.

Heart--Diseases.

Heart.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (250 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This compendium gives a comprehensive overview of the advances in fibrillation-defibrillation knowledge - recognition of fibrillation as a unique life threatening cardiac arrhythmia; discovery of the electric discharge in its double role of culprit and savior; and technological improved contributions. The book stands on the well-known philosophy of Education-Based on Problems (or EBP), that is, take fibrillation as a medical daily problem and search for that knowledge, technique or principle. The book is interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary. It addresses undergraduate and

Contents:

CONTENTS; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Fibrillation; 2. Defibrillation; 3. Defibrillators; 4. Ventricular Fibrillation Detection; 5. Electrodes and Pastes; 6. Safety and Efficacy; 7. Theoretical Models; 8. Final Discussion, Overall Conclusions, and Looking Ahead; References; About the Authors; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613144218

9781283144216

1283144212

9789814293648

9814293644

OCLC:

738434199