A Practical Guide to Cardiac Pacing

Now in its updated Sixth Edition, this highly popular book provides a practical introduction to the basic principles of cardiac pacing. It explains when and how to place temporary and permanent pacemakers, how to set rates and make adjustments, and how to monitor patients to ensure that the pacemaker is functioning properly. The complexities of cardiac electrophysiology are discussed in clinically relevant terms. This edition includes current AHA/ACC guidelines on indications for pacing. Updated coverage reflects changes in biventricular pacing and telemetry and special concerns for patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators. A glossary and a conversion chart appendix are included.

Contents

Indications for Pacing
Pacemaker Technology
Principles of Pacemaker-Myocardial Interaction
Programmability and Specialised Circuits
Types of Pacemakers and Hemodynamics of Pacing
Dual-chamber Pacing: Special Considerations
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
Rate-Modulated Pacing
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator and Antitachycardia Pacing
Pacemaker Implantation
Follow-up of the Patient Who Has Received a Pacemaker
Glossary
Appendix I: Valuable Resources
Appendix II: Conversion Formula, Conversion Chart
Subject Index