Cardiac Defibrillation (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789535109310)

Sudden cardiac death and ventricular arrhythmia play a prominent role in mortality in our era. One of the biggest milestones in the therapy of ventricular arrhythmias was the invention of cardiac defibrillation. There were several important developments in the last decades, making nowadays automated external and internal defibrillators widely available. However, the rapid evolution and high differentiation of available options presents a challenge to be kept "up-to-date". With this book, we would like to review the actual guidelines and give practical advices concerning of indications in cardiomyopathy patients, possible contraindications and complications, the perioperative management including anticoagulation and antibiotics, and the programming and follow-up of defibrillator devices.

Author: Damir Erkapic
ISBN-10: 9535109316
ISBN-13: 9789535109310
Publisher: Intechopen
Language: English
Published: 01/09/2013
Pages: 190
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.11lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.50d