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Fast facts : cardiac arrhythmias

By:

Kaye, G

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Series: Fast factsPublication details: Abingdon : Health Press, 2013Edition: 2ndISBN:

9781908541253

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Summary: This book cuts through the technical detail to provide a better understanding of how the patient with arrhythmia presents, and how the problem should be best investigated and managed. Highlights include succinct descriptions with clear well-annotated illustrations of normal conduction and the mechanisms of arrhythmias; A simple classification of arrhythmias based on 12-lead ECG patterns; A comprehensive review of presenting signs and symptoms, with key questions to ask the patient; A logical approach to investigation: predict it (history and examination), wait for it (monitoring) or provoke it (electrophysiological testing); Practical information on management options; Direct cardioversion, catheter ablation and cardiac devices; Latest international guidelines on atrial fibrillation and catheter and surgical ablation; Key pharmacological updates, including the latest thinking on anticoagulation.

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Book	St Bartholomew's Library (Barts Health) Shelves	WG 330 KAY (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		C2096
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This book cuts through the technical detail to provide a better understanding of how the patient with arrhythmia presents, and how the problem should be best investigated and managed. Highlights include succinct descriptions with clear well-annotated illustrations of normal conduction and the mechanisms of arrhythmias; A simple classification of arrhythmias based on 12-lead ECG patterns; A comprehensive review of presenting signs and symptoms, with key questions to ask the patient; A logical approach to investigation: predict it (history and examination), wait for it (monitoring) or provoke it (electrophysiological testing); Practical information on management options; Direct cardioversion, catheter ablation and cardiac devices; Latest international guidelines on atrial fibrillation and catheter and surgical ablation; Key pharmacological updates, including the latest thinking on anticoagulation.

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