Arrhythmia Essentials is a comprehensive, yet practical handbook that provides an approach to patients who have cardiac arrhythmias, including those arrhythmias that occur in specific clinical settings. The book is
meant to be used to help assess and manage patients with virtually all arrhythmias and related symptoms and includes treatment strategies that may be considered. To this end, author have focused on a step-by-step
approach for ease of use.
Arrhythmia Essentials 2nd Edition book is divided into chapters that include sinus node function, bradycardias, tachycardias, heart block, normal and abnormal pacemaker and implantable defibrillator function, and special arrhythmia-related topics such as syncope, palpitations, arrhythmias in the athlete, and other clinical conditions of importance. Also provided is a section that summarizes available drugs useful to treat patients with
cardiac arrhythmias. The second edition includes a brand new chapter on managing arrhythmias in pregnancy.
Arrhythmia Essentials 2nd Edition content
Each chapter is accompanied by illustrative electrocardiograms and, where thought to be useful, practical
algorithms that help delineate an organized approach to arrhythmia diagnosis and management. This is the first practical handbook written on this topic that is aimed at practicing clinicians of all specialties, that is based on a contemporary approach, and that focuses on new and advanced therapeutic options and technologies. A
uthor believe that the reader will refer to this book often and find it to be compelling, concise, comprehensive, and relevant. It is hoped that Arrhythmia Essentials 2nd Edition book (in print or on a smartphone or tablet) will find its way to a lab coat pocket, and be available on patient care units rather than sit on the library bookshelf.
conditions, clinical symptoms/presentations, and management.
Includes numerous therapy/guideline tables and treatment algorithms.
Offers new coverage of managing arrhythmias during pregnancy and expanded information on athletes and arrhythmias.
Incorporates recommendations based on recent published guidelines.