A Practical Guide to Cardiac Pacing, 6th edition

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. =Table Of Contents Indications for Pacing Pacemaker Technology Principles of Pacemaker-Myocardial Interaction Programmability and Specialized 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