Cardiac Pacing for the Clinician [electronic resource] / edited by Fred M. Kusumoto, Nora F. Goldschlager.

Pacing Leads and Modes of Function -- Pacing Leads -- The Pulse Generator -- Modes of Pacemaker Function -- Device Implantation (Pacing Lead Implant Techniques) -- Implant Techniques -- Transvenous Left Ventricular Lead Implantation -- Endocardial Lead Extraction -- Techniques for Temporary Pacing -- Defibrillator Function and Implantation -- Pacing and Implantable Device Therapy for Specific Clinical Conditions -- Sinus Node Dysfunction -- Acquired Atrioventricular Block -- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy for Congestive Heart Failure -- Pacing Therapies for Atrial Fibrillation -- Pacemakers and Syncope -- Indications for Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators -- Cardiac Device Therapy in Children -- Cardiac Pacing in the Critical Care Setting -- Evaluation and Follow-up of Implantable Devices -- Environmental Effects on Cardiac Pacing Systems -- Radiography of Implantable Arrhythmia Management Devices -- Follow-up Management of the Paced Patient -- Follow-Up of the Patient with an Implanted Cardiac Defibrillator.

Cardiac implanted devices provide not only therapy but also information on the clinical status of a patient. While beneficial, this increasing complexity also means that all clinicians must be knowledgeable about device function, indications for device use, and device follow-up. The second edition of Cardiac Pacing for the Clinician will provide a succinct, yet comprehensive reference for the implantation and follow-up of implantable cardiac rhythm devices. It is intended to be a practical guide for the day-to-day management of these increasingly complex devices, and is intended for all physicians caring for patients with cardiac implanted devices. Fred M. Kusumoto, M.D., is Associate Professor of Medicine, Director Electrophysiology and Pacing Service, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida. Nora F. Goldschlager, M.D., is Professor of Clinical Medicine, Co-Director Cardiology Division, Director, Pacemaker Clinic, ECG Laboratory and Coronary Care Unit, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, California.

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