The Implantable Cardioverter/Defibrillator
Published on 4. June 1992
Book
Hardback
XVI, 312 pages
978-3-540-53927-8 (ISBN)
Description
ICD therapy has gained more and more acceptance for patients at risk of, or having survived, sudden cardiac arrest. While technical aspects are a matter of great interest in particular for industrial research development, questions concerning clinical practice are no less important. Which patients benefit from the new devices? What are the risks in relation to the advantages of these systems? What are the financial consequences for our health systems? What is the social and psychological impact of ICD therapy? This book gives the competent answers.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Heidelberg
Germany
Publishing group
Springer Berlin
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Illustrations
30
30 s/w Tabellen
30 black & white tables, biography
Dimensions
Height: 23.5 cm
Width: 15.5 cm
Weight
640 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-540-53927-8 (9783540539278)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-76575-9
Schweitzer Classification
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Content
I: Historical Evolution of the Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator.- Historical Evolution of the Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator in the Treatment of Malignant Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias.- II: Identification of the Patient at High Risk for Sudden Cardiac Death.- The Role of Ambulatory ECG Monitoring in the Prediction of Sudden Cardiac Death.- Identification of the Patient at High Risk for Sudden Cardiac Death: The Value of Ventricular Late Potentials.- Identification of the Patient at High Risk for Sudden Cardiac Death: The Value of Electrophysiological Studies.- III: Technical and Electrophysiological Aspects of the Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator.- Implantable Device Algorithms for Detection and Discrimination of Tachyarrhythmia.- Does Defibrillation Obey the Fundamental Law of Electrostimulation?.- Optimal Waveform Morphology for Defibrillation.- Prerequisites for the Safety and Efficacy of the Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator.- The Role of Leads and Electrodes.- IV: The Role of the Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator in the Treatment of Ventricular Tachyarrhythmia.- Long-Term Clinical Results with the Implantable Defibrillator.- Clinical Results with the Implanted Cardioverter Defibrillator.- Combining Drugs with the Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator: Clinical Implications.- Antitachycardia Pacing, Cardioversion, and Defibrillation: From the Past to the Future.- Treatment Algorithm for Patients with Life-Threatening Ventricular Tachyarrhytmia.- V: Surgical Aspects of Defibrillation Treatment.- Defibrillator Leads: Optimizing of Configuration, Placement, and Energy Delivery.- Surgical Techniques of Defibrillator Implantation.- Complications Associated with the Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator.- Safety Margin for Defibrillation.- VI: Living with the Implantable Defibrillator.- Management and Follow-up of the Implantable Defibrillator Patient.- The Social and Economic Impact of the New Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Technology.- Outlook.