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Cardiac Arrhythmias
Gerry C. Kaye, Steven S. Furniss, Robert Lemery
ISBN: 9781903734889
Format: Paperback
Publisher:Health Press Limited
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The field of cardiac rhythm management has changed beyond all recognition with the move from a purely diagnostic field to a therapeutic one. This work is designed to demystify this field of modern cardiology. It focuses on the patient with a rhythm abnormality, on how they present and how they can be investigated and managed.
The field of cardiac rhythm management has changed in recent years beyond all recognition with the move from a purely diagnostic field to a therapeutic one. Cardiac electrophysiology is, for many, shrouded in mystery and viewed as difficult and inaccessible. "Fast Facts: Cardiac Arrhythmias" is designed to demystify this exciting field of modern cardiology. It focuses on the patient with a rhythm abnormality, on how they present and how they can be investigated and managed.
| ISBN | 1903734886 | | Pages | 90 | | ISBN13 | 9781903734889 (What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 249 | | Publisher | Health Press Limited | | Published in | Abingdon | | Imprint | Health Press Limited | | Series title | Fast Facts | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 206 | | Publication date | 01 Mar 2010 | | Width (mm) | 147 | | DEWEY | 616.128 | | Spine width (mm) | 8 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Academic level | Professional / Scholarly |
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| | | Glossary of abbreviations and terms | | 4 | | | | Introduction | | 5 | | | | Conduction within the heart | | 7 | | | | Classification and mechanisms of arrhythmias | | 13 | | | | Presenting signs and symptoms | | 31 | | | | Investigation | | 41 | | | | Management principles | | 50 | | | | Supraventricular arrhythmias | | 66 | | | | Atrial flutter | | 73 | | | | Atrial fibrillation | | 77 | | | | Ventricular arrhythmias | | 111 | | | | Rare and unusual arrhythmias | | 118 | | | | Cardiac devices: pacemakers and defibrillators | | 124 | | | | Useful resources | | 145 | | | | Index | | 146 |
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