Cardiac arrhythmia management : a practical guide for nurses and allied professionals / edited by Angela Tsiperfal [and five others].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cardiac anatomy, physiology, electrophysiology and pharmacology / Linda K. Ottoboni, Aimee Lee, and Paul Zei -- Diagnostic testing for the arrhythmia patient / Angela Tsiperfal, Paul J. Wang, and Amin Al-Ahmad -- AVNRT, AVRT, and atrial tachycardia: diagnosis and treatment / Traci Buescher and Samuel J. Asirvatham -- Atrial fibrillation and flutter: diagnosis and treatment / Salwa Beheiry, Amin Al-Ahmad, and Andrea Natale -- Ventricular tachycardia associated with cardiomyopathies, diagnosis and treatment / Kelly Cook and Henry Hsia -- Ventricular tachycardia in structurally normal hearts / Katie Morganti and Richard H. Hongo -- Basics of pacing and defibrillation: indications and components / Kimberly Scheibly -- Device implantation and perioperative care / Melanie Marshall and Munther K. Homoud -- Pacemaker timing cycles, programming and troubleshooting / Christine Chiu, Anders Nygren, and Laura De Souza -- Cardiac resynchronization therapy / Melanie Turco Gura and William R. Lewis. ICD follow-up and troubleshooting / by Julie B. Shea and Laurence M. Epstein -- Pacemaker and ICD follow up / Laurie Racenet -- Family matters: research and clinical management of psychosocial issues for ICD patients and ICD partners / Samuel F. Sears [and others] -- Management of device recalls / Charles L. Witherell -- Device evaluation in special circumstances / Lynne D. Foreman and Deepak Bhakta -- Diagnosis and management of syncope / Beverly L. Karabin and Blair P. Grubb -- Sudden cardiac death / Steven C. Hao and Katie Morganti -- Care of the pediatric patient with a device / Debra Hanisch -- Care of the pediatric patient with SVT / Kelly Collardey and David J. Bradley -- EP mapping system technologies / Craig A. Swygman and D. Randolph Jones -- Procedural sedation in the electrophysiology lab / Salwa Beheiry -- Ethical issues in cardiac electrophysiology practice: a guide for clinicians / Paul S. Mueller

"Cardiac arrhythmia management: a practical guide for nurses and allied professionals" provides a much needed resource for nurses and other professionals who work directly with patients being treated for cardiac arrhythmias. Comprehensive in scope, the book covers cardiac arrhythmia conditions and the issues surrounding implantable devices from implant surgery to remote monitoring and troubleshooting. Edited by a team of doctors and nurses, the book addresses key patient management issues in a practical way. Fundamentals for understanding the anatomy and physiology of cardiac arrhythmias and the technology behind cardiac devices are covered in preliminary chapters followed by more specific chapters devoted to cardiac conditions and treatments."