Heart Rhythm Disorders: History, Mechanisms, and Management Perspectives

ISBN-13: 9783030450687 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 496 str.

J. Anthony Gomes

Spis treści

PREFACE

PART I: The Renaissance Period in Heart Rhythm Disorders

Chapter I: The Discovery of the Circulatory System

Chapter II: The Road to Unearthing the Conducting System of the Heart  

Chapter III: Understanding Heart Rhythm Disorders: The Birth of Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology.

PART II: Supraventricular Tachycardias

Chapter IV: Regular Supraventricular Tachycardia

Chapter V: The WPW Syndrome.

Chapter VI: The Road to Conquering Supraventricular Tachycardia

Chapter VII: Atrial Fibrillation

Chapter VIII: Atrial Flutter

PART III: Abnormal Ventricular Rhythms  

Chapter IX: The Ventricular Premature Complex

Chapter X: Sudden Cardiac Death 

Chapter XI: Conquering the Substrate of Ventricular Tachycardia

Chapter XII: Anti-Arrhythmic Drugs: Their Fall from Grace

Chapter XIII: Programmed Electrical Stimulation Guided Pharmacotherapy

Chapter XIV: The Implantable Defibrillator 

Chapter XV: Ablative Therapy for Ventricular Tachycardia

Chapter XVI: Sudden Death in the Athlete

Chapter XVII: The Channelopathies

Chapter XVIII: Non-Invasive Risk-Stratification for Ventricular Arrhythmias 

Chapter XIX: Hypothermia Post-Cardiac Arrest 

PART IV: ABNORMAL SLOW RHYTHMS

Chapter XX: The Common faint

Chapter XXI: The Sick Sinus Syndrome

Chapter XXII: Heart Blocks

PART V: TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS IN BRADYCARDIA AND HEART FAILURE MANAGEMENT 

Chapter XXIII: The Artificial Pacemaker 

Chapter XXIV: The Evolution of Resynchronization Therapy

Chapter XXV: New Frontiers in Heart Rhythm Disorders

Chapter XXVI: Waiting for a Heart Transplant 

PART VI: THE QUEST TO OVERCOME HEART ATTACKS

Chapter XXVII: The Evolution of Coronary Bypass Surgery 

Chapter XXVIII: The Discovery of Clot Dissolution

Chapter XXIX: The Birth of Interventional Cardiology

O autorze

J. Anthony Gomes, MD

The Mount Sinai Medical Center

Icahn School of Medicine                     

Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute

1-Guatave L. Levy Place

New York, NY-10029

USA

212-241-7272 / Fax N0: 212-534-2776

E-mail: anthony.gomes@mountsinai.org

E-mail: tong.goa@gmail.com

Blurb

This engaging book covers a multitude of topics related to heart rhythm disorders (HRDs) and uniquely familiarizes readers with the development of treatment modalities over the past several decades, including the evolution of anti-arrhythmic drugs, pacemakers, defibrillators, and catheter ablation. 

Organized in ten sections, this title serves as both an archival and a contemporary resource for clinicians. The first section describes the discovery of the circulatory system by William Harvey in 1628 and outlines the development and understanding of HRD since the advent of intra-cardiac electrophysiology. Subsequent sections discuss the historical evolution of abnormal heart rhythms, such as supra and ventricular rhythms and sudden cardiac death, their treatment with drugs, surgery, pacemakers, implantable defibrillators and catheter ablation. Section nine offers a fascinating narration of the clinical evolution of overcoming heart attacks and its impact on HRDs. The final section explores potential new frontiers in HRD and the factors that may contribute to the prospective rise of cardiovascular diseases. 

A ground-breaking and invaluable addition to the clinical literature, Heart Rhythm Disorders: History, Mechanisms and Management Perspectives details the pervasive nature of cardiovascular diseases in human history, their ramifications, and their projected effects on at-risk demographic populations and human health in general.