Main description:

* Tom Kenny, one of the best-known and well-respected educators in EP brings his signature style to this new primer * Practical, accessible, highly illustrated approach makes learning easy * Provides an overview of the algorithms and devices offered by the world s five pacemaker manufacturers * Offers clinicians learning objectives, test questions and essential points in bulleted lists * Perfect introductory guide to the topic, assumes little baseline knowledge and appropriate for residents, fellows, EP nurses, general clinical cardiologists, EP fellows and industry professionals

Contents:

Preface, vi Acknowledgments, vii 1 Cardiovascular anatomy and physiology, 1 2 Cardiac conduction system, 15 3 The cardiac cycle and hemodynamics, 21 4 Heart disease, 29 5 Cardiac medications related to cardiac rhythm management devices, 37 6 The basics of ecg and rhythm interpretation, 48 7 Arrhythmia analysis, 58 8 E lectricity 101, 78 9 Pacing 101, 84 10 Indications for pacing, 104 11 Pacemaker implantation, 116 12 Connecting the leads to the pulse generator, 131 13 Pacemaker modes and codes, 140 14 Single-chamber timing cycles, 153 15 Introduction to dual-chamber timing cycles, 169 16 Dual-chamber timing cycles: the atrial channel, 179 17 Dual-chamber timing cycles: the ventricular channel, 195 18 Paced ECG and EGM analysis, 205 19 Upper-rate behavior, 219 20 Advanced dual-chamber timing, 233 21 Rate-responsive pacing, 242 22 Special features, 260 23 Automatic capture algorithms, 278 24 Pacemaker follow-up, 297 25 Follow-up and troubleshooting, 310 Key answer, 316 Index, 320