Fast Facts: Cardiac Arrhythmias - Couverture souple

Kaye, Gerry; Furniss, Steve; Lemery, Robert

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1908541253 ISBN 13 : 9781908541253

Editeur : Health Press Limited, 2013

Synopsis

Recent progress in interventional therapies has revolutionized the management of cardiac arrhythmias, resulting in a remarkable improvement in outcomes for patients. Yet the diagnosis and management of arrhythmias are still viewed as a complex and inaccessible area of modern cardiology. 'Fast Facts: Cardiac Arrhythmias' cuts through the technical detail to provide a better understanding of how the patient with arrhythmia presents, and how the problem should be best investigated and managed. Highlights include: • Succinct descriptions with clear well-annotated illustrations of normal conduction and the mechanisms of arrhythmias • A simple classification of arrhythmias based on 12-lead ECG patterns • A comprehensive review of presenting signs and symptoms, with key questions to ask the patient • A logical approach to investigation: predict it (history and examination), wait for it (monitoring) or provoke it (electrophysiological testing) • Practical information on management options: pharmacological therapy, direct cardioversion, catheter ablation and cardiac devices • The latest international guidelines on atrial fibrillation and catheter and surgical ablation • Important pharmacological updates, including the latest thinking on anticoagulation. This highly readable handbook is a practical resource for all primary care physicians, cardiologists in training, cardiac nurses, technicians and medical students seeking a better understanding of the mechanisms of arrhythmias and the contemporary therapies available, with a view to improving patient care. Contents: • Conduction within the heart • Classification and mechanisms of arrhythmias • Presenting signs and symptoms • Investigation • Management principles • Supraventricular arrhythmias • Atrial flutter • Atrial fibrillation • Ventricular arrhythmias • Rare and unusual arrhythmias • Cardiac devices: Pacemakers and defibrillators • Useful resources

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Health Press Limited
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1908541253
• ISBN 13: 9781908541253
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 148
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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