Pacing to Support the Failing Heart (eBook)

Kenneth A. Ellenbogen, M.D., Kontos Professor of Cardiology at the VCU School of Medicine Angelo Auricchio, MD PhD, Associate Professor of Cardiology at University Hospital in Magdeburg, Germany and Director of the Heart Failure and Clinical Electrophysiology Program at Fondazione Cardiocentro Ticino, Lugano, Switzerland

Contributors.

Preface.

Foreword.

1. Integrated Heart Failure Management: Marco Metra, Valerio
Zacà, Savina Nodari and Livio Dei Cas.

2. Pathobiology of Left Ventricular Dussynchrony and
Resynchronization: Robert H. Helm, David D. Spragg, Khalid Chakir
and David A. Kass.

3. Electrical Assessment of the Failing Heart: Dan Blendea and
Jagmeet P. Singh.

4. Mechanical Assessment of the Failing Heart: Przemyslaw P.
Borek and Richard A. Grimm.

Color Plate Section.

5. Clinical Trials and Response to CRT: Kenneth M. Stein.

6. Implantation of CRT Device: Christian Sticherling.

7. Programming CRT Devices: Bengt Herweg, Arzu Ilercil and S.
Serge Barold.

8. Troubleshootig CRT Devices and Clinical Outcomes: Dusan
Kocovic.

9. Non-CRT Pacing in the Failing Heart: Limiting Ventricular
Pacing and Searching for Alternate Pacing Sites: C. W. Israel.

10. Non-CRT Pacing in the Failing Heart: Cardiac Contractility
Modulation (CCM): Daniel Burkhoff, Martin Borggrefe and Christian
Butter.

11. Clinical Outcome and Chronic Management of Device Patients:
Patrick W. Fisher, A. G. Kfoury and Dale G. Renlund.

12. Future Directions in Pacing to Support the Failing Heart:
Angelo Auricchio and Kennth A. Ellenbogen.

Index.

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