Publisher's Synopsis
The field's foremost authorities offer guidance on the use of implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) and pacemakers for the management of congestive heart failure. They explain how these devices work; examine the patient-and device-selection process; review implant techniques, and outline aftercare. This concise resource makes this complex subject easy to understand.
- Discusses patient selection as well as aftercare.
- Features practice guidelines and techniques for implanting all new devices.
- Offers an outstanding review of cardiovascular anatomy.
- Provides an overview on the prognosis for congestive heart failure, and clinical rationales for the selection of device therapy.
- Reviews the results of clinical trials.
