IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER-DEFIBRILLATORS STEP BY STEP AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE

Description

The implantable cardioverter-defibrillator(ICD) has undergone spectacular progress and hasrevolutionized the treatment of patients at risk of sudden cardiac death. Inaddition many heart failure patients now receive cardiac resynchronizationtherapy (CRT) in conjunction with an ICD.

Although the number of ICD implantations is growing rapidly, the underlyingtechnology and ICD function remain difficult tounderstand. Implantable Cardioverter-DefibrillatorsStep-by-Step takes the reader through the important aspects of ICD therapy step-by-step, using easily understandablefull-page illustrations, accompanied by explanatory text and representative ICD tracings.

With the addition of an accompanyingwebsite, including all figures presented in the book and offering unlimitedaccess to users, this book presents a unique value as a teaching aid, and isthe perfect partner to Cardiac Pacing Step-by-Step published by the sameauthors.

This brand new book is an idealreference for health care workers involved with ICDpatients.

Table of contents

Preface. 
Acknowledgments. 
Introduction. 
Illustrations.

1. Cardiac tachyarrhythmias. 
2. Indications. 
3. ICD hardware Battery,capacitors and leads. 
4. ICD implantation. 
5. Sensing and detection. 
6. SVT/VT discrimination. 
7. ICD therapies. 
8. ICD timing cycles. 
9. Complications of ICD therapy. 
10. Follow-up of ICDs. 
11. Troubleshooting. 
12. Special ICD functions and resynchronizationtherapy. 
13. ICD function withemphasis on stored electrograms.

Representative examples 1 to 65. 
Text.

1. Cardiac tachyarrhythmias. 
2. Indications for ICD. 
3. ICD hardware. 
4. ICD implantation and lead systems. 
5. Sensing and detection of ventricular tachycardia/fibrillation. 
6. SVT/VT discrimination. 
7. ICD therapies. 
8. Timing cycles of ICDs. 
9. Complications of ICD therapy. 
10. ICD follow-up. 
11. Troubleshooting. 
12. Cardiac resynchronization. 
13. Appendix A: American College of Cardiology/American HeartAssociation/European Society of Cardiology: 2006 Guidelines for the Managementof Patients with Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Death. 
14. Appendix B: American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association/HeartRhythm Society: 2008 Guidelines for ICD and CRT.

Index.