Cardiac Electrophysiology: A Visual Guide for Nurses, Techs, and Fellows

The Essential Visual Guide to Basic Cardiac Electrophysiology Cardiac Electrophysiology: A Visual Guide for Nurses, Techs, and Fellows fulfills the need of allied health personnel and new fellows for a practical, hands-on pictorial guide that clearly illustrates the essential concepts of clinical cardiac electrophysiology. More than 70 high-quality tracings, diagrams, fluoroscopic images, and electroanatomic maps accompanied by detailed discussions of each image offer a fundamental understanding of cardiac electrophysiology equipment, principles, and procedures: Catheter placement, hardware connections, and intracardiac signals Normal electrogram sequences associated with sinus rhythm Methodologies used to uncover the mechanisms of common clinical tachycardias In addition, commentaries provided throughout the book introduce more advanced principles for readers who want to delve further into the EP study. Authored by a team of experts,Cardi

Paul D. Purves, BSc, RCVT, CEPS, Senior Electrophysiology Technologist , Cardiac Investigation Unit, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada George J. Klein, MD, FRCP(C), Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada Peter Leong-Sit, MD, FRCP(C), Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada Raymond Yee, MD, FRCP(C), Professor of Medicine, Director, Arrhythmia Service, Division of Cardiology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada Allan C. Skanes, MD, FRCP(C), Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada Lorne J. Gula, MD, FRCP(C), Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada