Dictionary of Cardiac Pacing, Defibrillation, Resynchronization, and Arrhythmias

This new, expanded edition of the 1993 Dictionary of Cardiac Pacing, Electrophysiology, and Arrhythmias addresses the growing need for education about implantable cardiac devices and arrhythmia management.

Perfect for the medical device industry and allied professionals, this illustrated reference updates the language of cardiac pacing, electrophysiology, arrhythmias, and resynchronization therapy.

Features include:

• 3,386 terms, including more than 1,500 new entries and revised definitions
• 136 figures and tables, illustrating terms concretely and lending depth to definitions and concepts
• extensive cross-references to enable users to find terms with one or more synonyms or related concepts
• selected clinical trial descriptions and references
• appendices that list accepted and commonly used acronyms, abbreviations, and their meanings

David L. Hayes MD, Chair of the Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic; Professor of Medicine, Mayo Medical School, College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota.
Among his previous books is the widely read Cardiac Pacing and Defibrillation: A Clinical Approach.

Samuel J. Asirvatham MD, Mayo Medical School, College of Medicine, Consultant, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic; Associate Professor of Medicine, Mayo Medical School, College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota.