Cardiac Arrythmia Research Advances

by Vespry, Lynn A.

• ISBN13: 9781600217944
• ISBN10: 160021794X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-06-01
• Publisher: NOVA SCIENCE PUBLISHERS INC

Summary

Cardiac arrhythmia is a term that denotes a disturbance of the heart rhythm. Cardiac arrhythmias can range in severity from entirely benign to immediately life-threatening. A cardiac arrhythmia, also called cardiac dysrhythmia, is a disturbance in the regular rhythm of the heartbeat. Several forms of cardiac arrhythmia are life-threatening and a medical emergency. Cardiac arrhythmias sometimes are classified according to their origin as either ventricular arrhythmias (originating in the ventricles) or supraventricular arrhythmias (originating in heart areas above the ventricles, typically the atria). They also can be classified according to their effect on the heart rate, with bradycardia indicating a heart rate of less than 60 beats per minute and tachycardia indicating a heart rate of more than 100 beats per minute. This book presents new and important research in the field including an Expert Commentary on collateral damage.

Table of Contents

Preface; Expert Commentary; Collateral Damage; Short Communication; The Promise of Biological Pacemakers; Research and Review Studies; Unravel the Complexity of Heart Rhythm: A Modeling Approach; The Liminal Body: Lament of the Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator; Autonomic Nervous System and Cardiac Arrhythmias; External Triggering, Modifying and Chronobiologic Factors for Ventricular Arrhythmias; Cardioembolism Prophylaxis in Non Valvular Atrial Fibrillation (NVAF): Medical Treatment, Pacing and Beyond; Management of Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome; Focus on Amiodarone in Prevention and Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmia; Ongoing Atrial Remodeling in Permanent Atrial Fibrillation: Value of Brain Natriuretic Peptide Monitoring for High-Risk Patient Identification; Cardiac Involvement in Parkinson's Disease; A Novel Approach to Optimization of Paced AV Delay using Atrial Contribution Index derived from Arterial Waveform Trace obtained from Pulse Oximetry Signal-Feasiblity, Reproducibility and Sensitivity to Acute Hemodynamic Interventions; Electrical Cardioversion of Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter; Index.