Cardiac pacemakers step by step
Subtitle: an illustrated guide
By: S. Serge Barold, Roland X. Stroobandt, Alfons F. Sinnaeve.
Contributors: Stroobandt, R.; Sinnaeve, Alfons F.
Publisher: Futura
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Elmsford, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 341
Subjects: Cardiac Pacing, Artificial -- methods -- Handbooks; Pacemaker, Artificial -- Handbooks; Electrocardiography -- methods -- Handbooks
Genres: Handbooks.
Description: "Illustrating each key concept with clear diagrams prepared in full color, the authors provide a comprehensible, step-by-step introduction that will have unique value as a teaching aid. Drs Barold, Stroobandt and Sinnaeve have brought together their extensive experience in cardiac pacing to produce a volume that will be the first port of call for all non-specialists contributing to the care of patients with cardiac pacemakers."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: What is a pacemaker?; title: Recording pacemaker activity; title: Fundamentals of electricity; title: Ventricular stimulation; title: Pacing leads; title: Sensing basic concepts; title: Sensing advanced concepts; title: Basic pacemaker electrocardiography; title: Other single chamber pacemakers; title: DDD pacemakers basic functions; title: DDD pacemaker supper rate response; title: Atrioventricular interval; title: Retrograde ventriculoatrial synchrony in dual chamber pacemakers; title: All dual chamber pacemakers function in the DDD mode; title: Types of lower rate timing; title: Atrial capture; title: Automatic mode switching; title: Pacemaker radiography; title: Oversensing; title: Troubleshooting; title: Pacemaker hemodynamics and rate-adaptive pacing; title: Pacemaker tachycardias, part 1; title: Pacemaker tachycardias, part 2; title: Treatment of tachycardia; title: Pacemaker interference; title: Biventricular pacing; title: Pacemaker follow-up.