Cardiac Pacing for the Clinician

Preface

Acknowledgments

Contents

Contributors

Pacing Leads and Modes of Function

Pacing Leads

The Pulse Generator

Modes of Pacemaker Function

Device Implantation

Implant Techniques

Transvenous Left Ventricular Lead Implantation

Endocardial Lead Extraction

Techniques for Temporary Pacing

Defibrillator Function and Implantation

Pacing and Implantable Device Therapy for Specific Clinical Conditions

Sinus Node Dysfunction

Acquired Atrioventricular Block

Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy for Congestive Heart Failure

Pacing Therapies for Atrial Fibrillation

Pacemakers and Syncope

Indications for Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators

Cardiac Device Therapy in Children

Cardiac Pacing in the Critical Care Setting

Evaluation and Follow-up of Implantable Devices

Environmental Effects on Cardiac Pacing Systems

Radiography of Implantable Arrhythmia Management Devices

Follow-up Management of the Paced Patient

Follow-Up of the Patient with an Implanted Cardiac Defibrillator

Index