Cardiac Pacing and Device Therapy

Cardiac Pacing: An Illustrated Introduction will provide an introduction to all those who have or who are developing an interest in cardiac pacing. At a time in the UK when pacing is being devolved from specialist tertiary cardiac centres to smaller district general hospitals and in the USA where pacemaker implantation is no longer the responsibility of the surgeon and in the domain of cardiologists, there is a need for a text which offers a guide to pacing issues to be used alongside a comprehensive practical training programme in an experienced pacing centre

List of contents

Indications for Pacing.-Temporary Pacing.-Permanent Pacemaker Types.-Implantation Technique.-Predischarge Pacemaker Checks.-Biventricular Pacing.-AICD Implantation.-Complications.-Elective Generator Change.-Explant/Implant Procedures.-Epicardial Pacemaker Implantation.-Out-Patient Follow-Up/Troubleshooting.

About the author

David R. Ramsdale and Archana Rao of the Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital

Summary

Cardiac Pacing: An Illustrated Introduction will provide an introduction to all those who have or who are developing an interest in cardiac pacing.

Product details

• Authors: David Ramsdale, David R Ramsdale, David R. Ramsdale, Archana Rao
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.08.2012
• EAN: 9781447129387
• ISBN: 978-1-4471-2938-7
• No. of pages: 568
• Dimensions: 182 mm x 30 mm x 260 mm
• Weight: 1341 g
• Illustrations: XIII, 568 p.
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine