D. Ramsdale – Cardiac Pacing and Device Therapy (2012)

Автор: D. Ramsdale
Название книги: Cardiac Pacing and Device Therapy (2012)
Формат: PDF
Жанр: Медицина
Страницы: 573
Качество: Изначально компьютерное, E-book

Cardiac Pacing: An Illustrated Introduction will provide an introduction to all those who have or who are developing an interest in cardiac pacing. At a time in the UK when pacing is being devolved from specialist tertiary cardiac centres to smaller district general hospitals and in the USA where pacemaker implantation is no longer the responsibility of the surgeon and in the domain of cardiologists, there is a need for a text which offers a guide to pacing issues to be used alongside a comprehensive practical training programme in an experienced pacing centre

This illustrated book is intended to provide an introduction to all those who
have or who are developing an interest in cardiac pacing and device therapy.
They include senior house of fi cers, trainees, clinical fellows, consultant cardiologists
involved in a pacemaker program, cardiac physiologists and other
allied medical professionals, medical students, and colleagues in the medical
device industry.
There are few well-illustrated publications which provide a practical introduction
to the indications for use, technique of implantation, recognition and
treatment of complications, and the organization of follow-up and surveillance
of paced patients. We would have valued such a book when we were training
and we hope that young doctors with an interest and passion for cardiology
might fi nd this a useful introduction to this fantastic subspecialty. Besides the
above topics, we felt it would be remiss of us not to present chapters on temporary
and epicardial pacing, elective generator change, explant procedures,
pacing in children, implantable cardioverter de fi brillators, cardiac resynchronization
therapy, troubleshooting in pacing, and training guidelines/regulations
for those intending to make a career in pacing/device implantation.
At a time in the UK when pacing is being devolved from specialist tertiary
cardiac centers to smaller district general hospitals and in the USA where
pacemaker implantation is no longer the responsibility of the surgeon and in
the domain of cardiologists, there is a need for a text which offers a guide to
pacing issues to be used alongside a comprehensive practical training program
in an experienced pacing center. “A picture is worth a thousand words,”
and this book is intended to be generously illustrated with black and white
and color illustrations to aid understanding in the practical aspects of pacing.
Some line diagrams are used in order to simplify the teaching of technique,
and where appropriate Tables are incorporated as useful aide-mémoires. The
text is hopefully comprehensive enough for an “introduction” to the subject,
but it is not intended to be a pacing reference book nor an exhaustive electrophysiological
guide to the theoretical reasons for pacing in its various modes,
nor a detailed guide to programming. Hopefully it will be a very practical
guide to all those involved in the day-to-day care of paced patients, and particularly
to those cardiologists planning a career in this most interesting and
exciting specialty – the so-called device specialist. The products described
are not intended to be a complete list and equally good alternatives may be
available in the marketplace. However, it is hoped that the text and images will give the reader a greater understanding of the type of technology and
equipment that is currently available from the cardiac device industry.
Perhaps cardiac pacing is one of the best examples where the developments
in technology and the microchip industry have resulted in outstanding
clinical bene fi ts to patients, and it is likely that further innovation and miniaturization
will continue to make this specialty a stimulating and exciting one –
if you will pardon the pun!