Cardiac Arrhythmias : Mechanisms, Pathophysiology, and Treatment

This book is useful for physicians taking care of patients with cardiac arrhythmias and includes six chapters written by experts in their field. Chapter 1 discusses basic mechanisms of cardiac arrhythmias. Chapter 2 discusses the chronobiological aspects of the impact of apnoic episodes on ventricular arrhythmias. Chapter 3 discusses navigation, detection, and tracking during cardiac ablation interventions. Chapter 4 discusses epidemiology and pathophysiology of ventricular arrhythmias in several noncardiac diseases, methods used to assess arrhythmia risk, and their association with long-term outcomes. Chapter 5 discusses the treatment of ventricular arrhythmias including indications for implantation of an AICD for primary and for secondary prevention in patients with and without congestive heart failure. Chapter 6 discusses surgical management of atrial fibrillation.

Author: Wilbert S. Aronow

Publisher: BoD ? Books on Demand

Publication Date: Feb 12, 2014

Number of Pages: 164 pages

Language: English

Binding: Hardcover

ISBN-10: 953511221X

ISBN-13: 9789535112211