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Fast Facts: Cardiac Arrhythmias
By Gerry Kaye,
Steve Furniss and
Robert Lemery
Published 2010
148 pages, 46 illustrations
ISBN 978-1-903734-88-9
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The diagnosis and management of heart rhythm abnormalities is often viewed as a complex and inaccessible area of modern cardiology shrouded in technical detail. Fast Facts: Cardiac Arrhythmias demystifies the subject with a straightforward approach to rhythm abnormality, asking how the patient with arrhythmia presents, how the problem should be investigated and how the arrhythmia can be managed. Highlights include:
- A succinct description of normal conductionA simple classification of arrhythmias based on 12-lead ECG patterns
- A concise explanation of the mechanisms of arrhythmias with clear well-annotated illustrationsA comprehensive review of presenting signs and symptoms, with key questions to ask the patient
- A logical approach to investigation: predict it (history and examination), wait for it (monitoring) or provoke it (electrophysiological testing)Practical information on management options: pharmacological therapy, direct cardioversion, catheter ablation and cardiac devices
- Specific chapters on the different types of arrhythmia
Contents
Conduction within the heart; Classification and mechanisms of arrhythmias; Presenting signs and symptoms; Investigation; Management principles; Supraventricular arrhythmias; Atrial flutter; Atrial fibrillation; Ventricular arrhythmias; Rare and unusual arrhythmias; Cardiac devices: Pacemakers and defibrillators
Reviews
'This easily readable handbook provides a comprehensive practical resource for primary care physicians, cardiologists in training, nurses, and technicians, as well as for medical students seeking an up-to-date clinical overview of the field of common arrhythmias.'
European Heart Journal
The authors
Gerry Kaye
MBChB MD FRCP FRACP Consultant Cardiologist and Associate Professor of Cardiology, Department of Cardiology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, Brisbane, Australia
Steve Furniss
MA MBBS FRCP Consultant Cardiologist, East Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust, Eastbourne, East Sussex, UK
Robert Lemery
MD FHRS FACC FRCP FESC Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
