Synopses & Reviews
Heart failure has emerged as a major cardiovascular health problem. Over the past several decades, it has become apparent that one of the most important causes of morbidity and mortality in patients with congestive heart failure relates to cardiac arrhythmias. Over the past decade increasing data have accumulated defining the pathogenesis of these problems at cellular and molecular levels, in addition to the clinical setting. Clinical cardiology has become progressively subdivided into more highly specialized domains, yet the modern management of the heart failure patient crosses these boundaries. Given the cross-disciplinary nature of heart failure management, the Atlas of Electrophysiology in Heart Failure, which explores current concepts in the interface between heart failure and electrophysiology, comes at a timely juncture.
Synopsis
The Atlas of Electrophysiology in Heart Failure explores current concepts in the interface between heart failure and electrophysiology. Given the cross-disciplinary nature of heart failure management, the book comes at a timely juncture. It contains hundreds of high quality images in step with the latest developments in medicine. There are hand-drawn illustrations and the in-depth explanations for each image are supplied by world-renowned authors from a variety of medical disciplines.
Table of Contents
Epidemiology of the Problem and Emergence of a New Specialty.-Structural Substrates for Arrhythmias in Heart Failure.-Molecular and Cellular Basis of Arrhythmias in Heart Failure.-The Electrocardiogram in Heart Failure.-Impact of Medical Therapies on the Management of Arrhythmic Risk of Heart Failure.-Mechanical Dysynchrony in Heart Failure and Resynchronization Therapy.-Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy.-Risk Stratification for Sudden Death in Patients With Heart Failure.-Supraventricular Arrhythmias in Heart Failure.-Ventricular Arrhythmias in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy.-Ventricular Arrhythmias in Nonischemic Dilated Cardiomyopathy.-Novel Implantable Nonpacing Devices in Heart Failure.