Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Stored ECGs

Case-Based Interpretation of Device Stored Electrocardiograms will provide a case-based introduction/primer to the practice of ICD therapy with liberal use of images and actual patient histories. The reader will be able to gain extensive practical knowledge of the practice of ICD therapy with the use of these case reports. These will concentrate on the skills necessary to increase specialist knowledge of defibrillator therapy practice.

Comprehensive clinical review of the use of stored ICD ECGs Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Autorentext

The authors are internationally renowned experts in electrophysiology and have considerable experience in training staff in all aspects of best practice. Dr Theuns and Dr Jordaens are based at Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Klappentext

Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) therapy is a key method for treating cardiovascular patients, used for both primary and secondary prevention of sudden cardiac death. While a common intervention, the difficulties of understanding events during follow-up limit follow-up to centers with knowledge of the techniques involved, whereas this should be an essential skill in all cardiological units.

Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Stored ECGs instructs the reader on the appropriate and optimal reading of device diagnostics. The authors are internationally renowned experts in electrophysiology and have considerable experience in training staff in all aspects of best practice. They make extensive use of case reports, illustrations, charts, and practical protocols for ICD follow-up. The reader will gain extensive clinical knowledge of the practice of ICD therapy by reviewing these case reports, which emphasize the skills necessary to increase specialist knowledge of defibrillator therapy practice.

Electrophysiologists, cardiology technicians, residents, fellows and cardiology clinicians will gain benefit from using this book as a bedside tool to guide them to perform and interpret electrograms more comprehensively.

Zusammenfassung

Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Stored ECGs instructs the reader on the appropriate and optimal reading of device diagnostics in clinical practice using a format developed around low text volume, charts, and practical (hands-on) protocols that can be used directly during ICD follow-up. This concise didactic reference book provides clinical information via the use of images to illustrate specific diagnostic features in defibrillator therapy. The first part consists of chapters on defibrillator diagnostics, followed by case-based presentations with images, actual patient histories and a summary paragraph. All common and some rarer situations are covered.

Inhalt
Diagnostics and Therapy by the ICD: Better than the Cardiologist?.- Rhythm Classification by Arrhythmia Management Devices.- Device Diagnostics: Interval Tables, Event Counters, Interval Plots, Markers, Electrograms, and New Features.- Understanding Stored Electrograms.- A Practical Approach to Analyze Stored Electrograms.- Clinical Case Studies.