The Implantable Cardioverter/Defibrillator

✍ Scribed by S. Nisam, S. Barold (auth.), Prof. Dr. med. Eckhard Alt M.D., Prof. Dr. med. Helmut Klein M.D., Prof. Dr. med. Jerry C. Griffin M.D. (eds.)

Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year: 1992
Tongue: English
Leaves: 315
Edition: 1
Category: Library

⬇ Acquire This Volume

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis

This monograph presents the most recent experience and in- formation concerning ICD-Therapy: indications, technical as- pects of this new pacemaker generation problems/side- effects, surgical implications; cost-effectiveness- discussion is included.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages I-XV
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Historical Evolution of the Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator in the Treatment of Malignant Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias....Pages 3-23
Front Matter....Pages 25-25
The Role of Ambulatory ECG Monitoring in the Prediction of Sudden Cardiac Death....Pages 27-40
Identification of the Patient at High Risk for Sudden Cardiac Death: The Value of Ventricular Late Potentials....Pages 41-53
Identification of the Patient at High Risk for Sudden Cardiac Death: The Value of Electrophysiological Studies....Pages 54-63
Front Matter....Pages 65-65
Implantable Device Algorithms for Detection and Discrimination of Tachyarrhythmia....Pages 67-81
Does Defibrillation Obey the Fundamental Law of Electrostimulation?....Pages 82-96
Optimal Waveform Morphology for Defibrillation....Pages 97-116
Prerequisites for the Safety and Efficacy of the Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator....Pages 117-121
The Role of Leads and Electrodes....Pages 122-128
Front Matter....Pages 129-129
Long-Term Clinical Results with the Implantable Defibrillator....Pages 131-139
Clinical Results with the Implanted Cardioverter Defibrillator....Pages 140-146
Combining Drugs with the Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator: Clinical Implications....Pages 147-156
Antitachycardia Pacing, Cardioversion, and Defibrillation: From the Past to the Future....Pages 157-202
Treatment Algorithm for Patients with Life-Threatening Ventricular Tachyarrhythmia....Pages 203-224
Front Matter....Pages 225-225
Defibrillator Leads: Optimizing of Configuration, Placement, and Energy Delivery....Pages 227-241
Surgical Techniques of Defibrillator Implantation....Pages 242-252
Complications Associated with the Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator....Pages 253-271
Safety Margin for Defibrillation....Pages 272-279
Front Matter....Pages 281-281
Management and Follow-up of the Implantable Defibrillator Patient....Pages 283-292
The Social and Economic Impact of the New Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Technology....Pages 293-299
Front Matter....Pages 281-281
Outlook....Pages 300-302
Back Matter....Pages 303-312

✦ Subjects

Cardiology; Cardiac Surgery; Vascular Surgery

📜 SIMILAR VOLUMES

Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator S

📁 Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Stored ECGs

✍ Luc J. Jordaens, Dominic A.M.J. Theuns 📂 Library 📅 2007 🏛 Springer 🌐 English

Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Stored ECGs instructs the reader on the appropriate and optimal reading of device diagnostics in clinical practice using a format developed around low text volume, charts, and practical (hands-on) protocols that can be used directly during ICD follow-up. This c

Current Indications for the Implantable

📁 Current Indications for the Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator

📂 Library 📅 2004 🏛 Wiley-Blackwell 🌐 English

In this book, well-known physicians, Bocker, Eckardt and Breithardt have put together a succinct and focused book that compliments the CATA Series well. Implantation of defibrillators has evolved dramatically since its introduction by Mirowski in 1980. Technological improvements in devices and leads

Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator:

📁 Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator: A Practical Manual

✍ L. Bing Liem D.O. (auth.) 📂 Library 📅 2001 🏛 Springer Netherlands 🌐 English

<p>ICD therapy has become the standard form of treatment for ventricular tachyarrhythmias. With clinical data showing its efficacy in both secondary and primary prevention of premature sudden death, its use is likely to increase dramatically in the next decade. Technological advancement has been ins

Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator T

📁 Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Therapy: The Engineering-Clinical Interface

✍ Masood Akhtar MD, Mohammad R. Jazayeri MD (auth.), Mark W. Kroll PhD, Michael H. 📂 Library 📅 1996 🏛 Springer US 🌐 English

<p>HE IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR, or T"lCD," is arguably the most technologically challenging type of therapy that physicians utilize today. At the same time, engineers who design ICDs are being called upon by clinicians to extend even further the technological envelope in quest of build

Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators

📁 Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators Step by Step: An Illustrated Guide

✍ Roland X. Stroobandt, S. Serge Barold, Alfons F. Sinnaeve 📂 Library 📅 2009 🏛 Wiley-Blackwell 🌐 English

* A step-by-step look at a growing and difficult to understand area* Covers important aspects of ICD therapy with full-page illustrations, accompanying text and representative ICD recordings* An accompanying CD is also available* Useful for all health care workers involved with ICD patients

Current Indications for the Implantable

📁 Current Indications for the Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (Clinical Approaches To Tachyarrhythmias)

✍ Dirk BÃ¶cker, Lars Eckardt, Gunter Breithardt 📂 Library 📅 2004 🌐 English