DESCRIPTION:
A trusted source for junior doctors, students, nurses and cardiac technicians for over 30 years, the new edition of this classic reference continues the winning formula of previous editions while at the same time incorporating essential new content on today""s most important clinical topics, including:
- Atrial fibrillation: ablation, drugs, rate control versus rhythm control, risk of systemic embolism, prognosis
- Indications for and management of implantable defibrillators including complications such as arrhythmia storms
- Indications for pacemaker implantation
- Anticoagulant therapy (for atrial fibrillation)
- Long QT syndromes and other channelopathies
- Recently-approved anti-arrhythmia drugs
The 8th edition also features the latest guidelines on ECG screening of athletes and clear guidance for anaesthetists and surgeons dealing with patients with arrhythmias an/or implantable devices.
Rich with example ECGs and designed for ease of access to information, Bennett""s Cardiac Arrhythmias is the reference you can trust to help you master arrhythmia diagnosis and provide optimal treatment of any patient under your care.
CONTENTS:
1. Sinus Rhythm
ECG characteristics
Sinus bradycardia
Sinus tachycardia
Sinus arrhythmia
2. Ectopic Beats
Prematurity
Atrial ectopic beats
Atrioventricular junctional ectopic beats
Ventricular ectopic beats
3. Escape Beats
Timing
Origins
4. Bundle Branch and Fascicular Blocks
Right bundle branch block
Left bundle branch block
Left anterior and posterior fascicular blocks
5. The Supraventricular Tachycardias
Main types
Atrial origin versus atrioventricular re-entry
Effects of supraventricular tachycardias
6. Atrial Fibrillation
ECG characteristics
Causes
Prevalence
Prognosis
Classification
Management
Systemic embolism
Rhythm management
7. Atrial Flutter
Common atrial flutter
Causes
Prevalence
Treatment
Systemic embolism
8. Atrial Tachycardia
ECG characteristics
Causes
Treatment
Multifocal atrial tachycardia
9. Atrioventricular Junctional Re-entrant Tachycardias
Mechanism
ECG characteristics
Clinical features
Treatment
10. Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
Pre-excitation
ECG characteristics
Arrhythmias
Treatment
11. Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias
Ventricular tachycardia
Ventricular fibrillation
Supraventricular versus ventricular tachycardia
12. Monomorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
ECG characteristics
Causes
Mechanisms of ventricular tachycardias
Investigations
Treatment
Coronary heart disease
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular
cardiomyopathy
Dilated cardiomyopathy
Ventricular tachycardias not due to structural heart disease
Non-sustained ventricular tachycardia
Accelerated idioventricular rhythm
13. Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia and Ventricular Fibrillation
Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia
Torsade de pointes tachycardia
Hereditary long QT syndromes
Ventricular fibrillation
14. Tachycardias with Broad Ventricular Complexes
Causes of a broad complex tachycardia
Useless guidelines
Useful guidelines
15. Atrioventricular Block
Classification
Causes of atrioventricular block
Atrioventricular dissociation
Bilateral bundle branch disease
Clinical aspects of atrioventricular block
Treatment
16. Sick Sinus Syndrome
Causes
ECG characteristics
Clinical features
Diagnosis
Treatment
17. Neurally Mediated Syncope
Malignant vasovagal syndrome
Carotid sinus syndrome
Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome
Causes of syncope
18. Arrhythmias due to Myocardial Infarction
Ventricular fibrillation
Ventricular tachycardia
Reperfusion arrhythmias
Arrhythmias subsequent to recent myocardial infarction
Long-term significance of ventricular arrhythmias
Accelerated idioventricular rhythm
Supraventricular tachycardias
Sinus and junctional bradycardias
Atrioventricular block
19. Antiarrhythmic Drugs
Limitations
Choice of treatment
Modes of action
Notes on individual drugs
Antiarrhythmic drugs during pregnancy
20. Sudden Cardiac Death
Definition
Causes of arrhythmic sudden death
Aborted sudden cardiac death
Athletic activities
21. Cardioversion
Transthoracic cardioversion
Transvenous cardioversion
22. Ambulatory ECG Monitoring
Continuous ECG recording
Intermittent ECG recording
23. Cardiac Pacing
Long-term cardiac pacing
Common indications for long-term pacing
Pacing modes
Pacemaker hardware
Pacemaker implantation
Pacemaker clinic
Electromagnetic interference
Other precautions
Temporary cardiac pacing
24. Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators
Defibrillator implantation
Indications for ICD implanation
Defibrillator function
Precautions
25. Catheter Ablation
Procedure
Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
Typical atrioventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardia
Atrial tachycardia
Atrial flutter
Atrial fibrillation
Atrioventricular nodal ablation
Right ventricular outflow tract tachycardia
Fascicular ventricular tachycardia
Ventricular tachycardia due to structural heart disease
Catheter ablation: what should the patient expect?
26. Arrhythmias for Interpretation
Questions
Interpretations and answers
Index
