Sudden cardiac death
Subtitle: a handbook for clinical practice
By: edited by Silvia G. Priori, Douglas P. Zipes.
Contributors: Priori, Silvia G.; Zipes, Douglas P.
Publisher: Blackwell Futura
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Malden, Mass
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781405132923
Subjects: Cardiac arrest -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Death, Sudden, Cardiac
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Epidemiology of cardiac arrest and sudden cardiac death; title: Genetic predisposition and pathology; title: Arrhythmogenic mechanisms; title: Risk stratification; title: Autonomic nervous system; title: Clinical characteristics of the SCD victim and precipitating events; title: Coronary artery disease; title: Cardiomyopathies; title: Inherited diseases; title: Valvular heart disease; title: Heart failure; title: Drug-related; title: Athletes; title: Pharmacology; title: Implantable devices; title: Ablation; title: Automated external defibrillators; title: Cost effectiveness of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators.