The Nuts and Bolts of Implantable Device Therapy

Tom Kenny, one of the best-known and well-respected educators in EP brings his signature style to this new primer Practical, accessible, highly illustrated approach makes learning easy Provides an overview of the algorithms and devices offered by the world’s five pacemaker manufacturers Offers clinicians learning objectives, test questions and essential points in bulleted lists Perfect introductory guide to the topic, assumes little baseline knowledge and appropriate for residents, fellows, EP nurses, general clinical cardiologists, EP fellows and industry professionals

Preface vi Acknowledgments vii 1 Cardiovascular anatomy and physiology 1 2 Cardiac conduction system 15 3 The cardiac cycle and hemodynamics 21 4 Heart disease 29 5 Cardiac medications related to cardiac rhythm management devices 37 6 The basics of ecg and rhythm interpretation 48 7 Arrhythmia analysis 58 8 Electricity 101 78 9 Pacing 101 84 10 Indications for pacing 104 11 Pacemaker implantation 116 12 Connecting the leads to the pulse generator 131 13 Pacemaker modes and codes 140 14 Single-chamber timing cycles 153 15 Introduction to dual-chamber timing cycles 169 16 Dual-chamber timing cycles: the atrial channel 179 17 Dual-chamber timing cycles: the ventricular channel 195 18 Paced ECG and EGM analysis 205 19 Upper-rate behavior 219 20 Advanced dual-chamber timing 233 21 Rate-responsive pacing 242 22 Special features 260 23 Automatic capture algorithms 278 24 Pacemaker follow-up 297 25 Follow-up and troubleshooting 310 Key answer 316 Index 320