Pacemakers and ICDs

by Jonathan Timperley (Editor), Paul Leeson (Editor), Andrew RJ Mitchell (Editor), Timothy Betts (Editor)

Overview

Comprehensive, yet practical and concise, the Oxford Specialist Handbook of Pacemakers and ICDs is the ideal training guide on how to implant, follow-up, and troubleshoot pacemakers and ICDs. Fully updated to include new technologies such as subcutaneous ICDs and MRI compatible devices, this new edition provides the latest guidelines and management strategies for the cardiology trainee and cardiac technician. Covering the principles, programming, potential complications, and troubleshooting for pacemakers, ICDs, and cardiac resynchronisation therapy, this title is an invaluable aid for anyone charged with providing or contributing to a pacing, ICD, or implantable loop recorder service. Written in a succinct bullet-point style, the second edition of the Oxford Specialist Handbook of Pacemakers and ICDs delivers key information in an accessible manner, with over 120 figures including x-rays and annotated ECGs to demonstrate pacing techniques and troubleshooting solutions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780192586445
Publisher:	OUP Oxford
Publication date:	05/23/2019
Series:	Oxford Specialist Handbooks in Cardiology
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	415
File size:	18 MB
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About the Author

Jonathan Timperley is a Consultant Cardiologist at Northampton General Hospital, and an Honorary Consultant Cardiologist at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford. He is highly experienced in managing a range of cardiac diseases, including coronary artery disease, heart failure, arrhythmia, and cardiomyopathy. Dr Timperley has a specific interest in aviation medicine. After studying medicine at the University Leeds, he underwent specialist training at the Royal Brompton Hospital in London, and was awarded his research Doctorate in Medicine with commendation from the University of Leeds in 2007. Dr Timperley became a consultant in the Defence Medical Services and was deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq. He is an expert in implantation of pacemakers, implantable cardioverter degibrillators, and biventricular devices for the treatment of heart failure. Paul Leeson is Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Oxford, Research Fellow at Wolfson College and Head of the Oxford Cardiovascular Clinical Research Facility. He is also a Consultant Cardiologist at the John Radcliffe Hospital, where he provides expertise in Cardiovascular Imaging, General Cardiology and Cardiovascular Prevention through the Oxford Specialist Hypertension Clinic. He heads the Preventive Cardiology Research Group, which aims to improve how we identify and prevent heart disease in young people. The group uses cardiac and vascular imaging, in conjunction with laboratory-based studies, to characterise early patho-physiological changes that predispose to cardiovascular diseases, such as, hypertension. There is a particular focus on the long term impact of pregnancy complications, such as preeclampsia and preterm birth, on both mother and child. Andrew Mitchell is a Consultant Cardiologist at Jersey General Hospital and an Honorary Cardiologist at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford. He studied medicine at the University of Southampton, and is a member of the British Cardiovascular Society, American College of Cardiology, and European Society of Cardiology amongst others. His specialist interests include advanced echocardiography and the non-drug therapy for arrhythmia management. He has published over 130 papers and abstracts on aspects of clinical cardiology. In 2016 he was a finalist for the Cardiology Team of the Year in the British Medical Journal awards. Timothy Betts is a Consultant Cardiologist and the Clinical Lead for Cardiac Electrophysiology at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. His research interests include emerging technologies for atrial fibrillation and other arrythymias, and in cardiac resynchronisation therapy to treat heart failure, including the electrophysiological and functional benefits of LB endocardial pacing. He trained in Cardiology internationally, and is a member of the British Heart Rhythm Society and the British Cardiovascular Society.

Table of Contents

1. Pacemaker principles
2. Permanent pacemaker implantation
3. Pulse generator replacement
4. Pacemaker complications
5. Pacemaker programming and device interrogation
6. Troubleshooting
7. Temporary cardiac pacing
8. Implantable loop recorder
9. ICD principles
10. ICD implantation
11. ICD programming
12. Troubleshooting ICDs
13. Cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT)
14. System and lead extractions
15. Device clinic and follow-up
16. Lifestyle issues, patient concerns, and devices
17. Perioperative management of devices

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Mohammed A Ahmed, DO (Ochsner Clinic Foundation)
Description: Implantable cardiac devices such as pacemakers, defibrillators and loop recorders are ubiquitous in today's cardiology practice. Therefore, general cardiology fellows will become increasingly exposed to the implantation, management, and troubleshooting of these devices. This is a concise handbook on current pacemakers and defibrillators.
Purpose: The purpose is to provide a handbook to aid cardiology fellows in understanding pacemakers, ICDs, and loop recorders. This book will guide fellows on pacemaker and ICD programming and troubleshooting, as well as principles of implantation and management of complications.
Audience: This is a good reference and guide for cardiology fellows.
Features: The book is well organized, concise, and appropriately detailed. It presents complex concepts in a manner that is easy to understand. The text is complemented by tables and high-quality illustrations to further orient readers and enable them to easily recollect salient points. The authors discuss device implantation, programming, troubleshooting, and management of post-implantation complications.
Assessment: This book is easy to read and very informative for general cardiology fellows. It is a concise handbook, appropriately comprehensive while being easy to read. While the audience for the book is narrow, that is by intention, as it focuses on a very specific aspect of cardiology. It is an especially good book for cardiology fellows at the start of their training.

Doody's Review Service

"The book is well organized, concise, and appropriately detailed. It presents complex concepts in a manner that is easy to understand. The text is complemented by tables and high-quality illustrations to further orient readers and enable them to easily recollect salient points." — Mohammed A Ahmed, DO, Doodys

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