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A Clinical Approach
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By
Gregory Lip, Consultant Cardiologist, University Department of Medicine, City Hospital Birmingham, UK
John Godtfredsen, Department of Cardiology, Herlev University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
Description
This practical resource provides essential guidance on the pathogenesis and clinical presentation of all common and uncommon arrhythmias.
It facilitates a rapid understanding of diagnosis and management, and discusses the complete range of therapeutic options available.
Inside, readers will find in-depth discussions on the role of currently available drugs – interventional techniques – and the latest
devices and developments, all reflecting published guidelines and evidence-based recommendations. Full-color photographs, line drawings,
tables, and flow charts present vital information in an easily understandable and easily retainable format.
Audience
Cardiologists, residents and fellows
Contents
SECTION I EPIDEMIOLOGY
1 Epidemiology and costs of cardiac arrhythmias,
Bethan Freestone, Gregory Y H Lip
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II PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY
2 Atrial physiology, Dwayne S G Conway, Gregory Y H Lip
3 Electrophysiology for
clinicians: pathophysiological aspects, Ernest W Lau, Gregory Y H Lip
4 Electrophysiology: diagnostic aspects, Ernest W Lau, Gregory
Y H Lip
SECTION III CLINICAL FEATURES
5 Atrial fibrillation: hemodynamics and clinical features, John Godtfredsen,
Rodney H Falk
6 Syncope, Aleksandras Laucevic?ius, Vytautas Abraitis
7 Stroke in atrial fibrillation: epidemiology, risk factors
and prognosis, John Godtfredsen
8 Wide QRS complex tachycardias: principles of diagnosis and management, Germanas Marinskis
9 Postsurgical
atrial fibrillation, Arjun V Gururaj, Rodney H Falk
10 Quality of life in atrial fibrillation, Mads D M Engelmann, John Godtfredsen
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IV INVESTIGATIONS
11 Non-invasive diagnosis of cardiac arrhythmias, Aleksandras Laucevic?ius
SECTION V CLINICAL
PHARMACOLOGY
12 Current and novel drugs for cardiac arrhythmias, Melanie Hummelgen, Thomas Meinertz
13 Proarrhythmia -
long QT syndrome - torsade de pointes, Thomas Meinertz, Melanie Hummelgen, John Godtfredsen
SECTION VI MANAGEMENT
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Paroxysmal, persistent and permanent AF, John Godtfredsen
15 Management of acute atrial fibrillation and other supraventricular arrhythmias,
John Godtfredsen
16 Heart rate control, Bethan Freestone, Gregory Y H Lip
17 Cardioversion of persistent atrial fibrillation,
Dwayne
S G Conway, Gregory Y H Lip
18 Antithrombotic therapy in atrial fibrillation: a clinical approach, Dwayne S G Conway, Gregory Y H
Lip
19 Ventricular tachycardias, Audrius Aidietis, Germanas Marinskis
20 Non-pharmacological treatment of arrhythmias, Audrius
Aidietis, Germanas Marinskis
21 Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators, Audrius Aidietis, Germanas Marinskis
Index
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Hardbound, 400 pages, publication date: AUG-2003
ISBN-13: 978-0-323-02476-1
ISBN-10: 0-323-02476-9
Imprint: MOSBY
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Last update: 10 Sep 2009
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