Implantable Defibrillator Therapy

by Pacifico, Antonio; Henry, Philip D.; Bardy, Gust H.; Borggrefe, Martin; Marchlinski, Francis E., M.D.; Natale, Andrea

• ISBN13: 9781402071430
• ISBN10: 1402071434
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-09-01
• Publisher: Kluwer Academic Pub

Summary

This textbook on implantable cardioverter defibrillators is organized in five sections:-Indication; -Instrumentation; -Implantation; -Follow-Up; -Complications.Implantable-Cardioverter Defibrillator Therapy: A Clinical Guide, written by leaders in the field, will be a useful resource for cardiac electrophysiologists, general cardiologists and physicians in cardiac electrophysiology training.

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. vii
Preface	p. ix
Indication for ICD Therapy	p. 1
Overview of Instrumentation	p. 15
Defibrillator Leads	p. 43
Atrial Defibrillators	p. 63
Implantation	p. 77
Device Testing and Programming at Implantation	p. 113
Testing at Discharge	p. 139
Postoperative Follow-up and Complications	p. 147
Long-Term Follow-up	p. 161
Adjunctive Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy	p. 245
Lead System Dysfunction, Diagnosis, and Therapy	p. 259
Device Proarrhythmia	p. 279
Electromagnetic Interference (EMI)	p. 325
Anxiety and Depression	p. 351
ICD Trial Appendix	p. 395
Index	p. 399
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