A Patient?s Guide to Heart Rhythm Problems

Todd J. Cohen

ISBN 10: 0801897750 / ISBN 13: 9780801897757

Published by Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010

About this Item

2010. 1st Edition. Paperback. Heart rhythm problems (arrhythmias) can be a matter of life or death, and people with arrhythmias must get an accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment. This guide provides information about palpitations, rapid heart rhythms (tachycardias), slow heart rhythms (bradycardias), cardiac arrest, and other conditions related to irregular heartbeats. Series: A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book. Num Pages: 232 pages, 35, 6 colour illustrations, 29 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: VFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 334. . . . . .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Patient?s Guide to Heart Rhythm Problems
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0801897750
• ISBN 13: 9780801897757
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

A Library Journal Best Consumer Health Book of 2010

Heart rhythm problems can be a matter of life or death. In this easy-to-read guide, Dr. Todd Cohen provides comprehensive information to help people with heart rhythm problems (arrhythmias) get an accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment. Dr. Cohen tells readers what they need to know about palpitations, rapid heart rhythms (tachycardias), slow heart rhythms (bradycardias), cardiac arrest, and other conditions related to irregular heartbeats.

With the goal of informing and empowering heart patients, Dr. Cohen describes the heart's basic function, the various conditions associated with arrhythmia, and recommended courses of treatment. He discusses such procedures as tilt table testing, electrophysiology studies, catheter ablation, and device implantation (including cardiac monitors, pacemakers, defibrillators, and biventricular devices); explains the essentials of CPR and the use of Automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs); and presents the latest guidelines from the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association, and the Heart Rhythm Society.

A Patient's Guide to Heart Rhythm Problems will help readers understand

• how the heart works and what can go wrong
• the tests and other diagnostic procedures they may undergo
• how their doctor reaches a diagnosis
• what their diagnosis means
• how their doctor might treat the problem
• when medication alone is sufficient treatment
• when pacemaker, defibrillator, or biventricular therapy is appropriate
• how to get the best possible medical care―in and out of the hospital

Endorsed by the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association, this essential resource features tables highlighting key information, as well as patient narratives that provide personal insight into arrhythmia tests, treatments, and technologies.

About the Author

Todd J. Cohen, M.D., F.A.C.C., F.H.R.S., is the director of Electrophysiology, director of the Pacemaker-Arrhythmia Center, and director of Advanced EP Technology and Innovations at Winthrop-University Hospital. He is an associate professor of medicine at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, the author of Practical Electrophysiology, and the inventor of a number of medical devices.