Implantable Cardiac Pacemakers and Defibrillators (eBook)

Anthony Chow, The Heart Hospital, UCLH NHS Foundation Trust. Alfred Buxton, Cardiovascular Division, Brown Medical School, Rhode Island Hospital.

List of contributors.

Introduction.

1 Basic principles of pacing.

Malcolm Kirk.

2 Temporary cardiac pacing.

Oliver R. Segal, Vias Markides, D. Wyn Davies, and Nicholas
S. Peters.

3 Pacemaker implantation and indications.

Aneesh V. Tolat and Peter J. Zimetbaum.

4 The ICD and how it works.

Henry F. Clemo and Kenneth A. Ellenbogen.

5 Indications for the implanted
cardioverter-defibrillator.

Alfred E. Buxton.

6 ICD follow-up: complications, troubleshooting, and emergencies
related to ICDs.

Kristin E. Ellison.

7 Pacing therapies for heart failure.

Rebecca E. Lane, Martin R. Cowie, and Anthony W.C.
Chow.

8 Pacing in special cases: hypertrophic cardiomyopathy,
congenital heart disease.

Martin Lowe and Fiona Walker.

9 Lead problems, device infections, and lead extraction.

Richard Schilling and Simon Sporton.

Index

"The first chapter of this book discusses the basic principles of
pacing and does it very well...

The electrocardiogram (ECG) diagrams are easy to understand in
this section and

I particularly enjoyed the 'frequently asked
questions' at the end of the chapter...

The following chapter on pacemaker implantation discusses the
modes of pacemakers and what the abbreviations mean. This is quite
enlightening, as not many people actually know this. The chapter is
in depth, especially about the types of pacemakers, and their
indications...

I found the chapter on ICD follow-up very useful...

The rest of the book was very informative and answered a lot of
previously unanswered questions, especially on heart
failure...

I enjoyed the book. I found it interesting and appreciated the
chapters and how they dealt with each sub-group of pacemaker
implantation."

- Andrew Karrouze, Coronary Care Unit, University Hospital,
Lewisham, SE13 6LH. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing, March
2007, Vol 2 No 3