Overview
Provides a perspective on primary (heritable) electrical disease of the heart and sudden cardiac death in cardiology, neurology, nephrology, endocrinology by emphasizing the clinical and basic aspects of the physiology and pathophysiology in conjunction with new clinical findings and research discoveries
Thought-provoking and enlightening emphases on the latest research and clinical accomplishments
Structure of chapters: exposure to the experimental background of each electrical disease, syndrome, and ECG phenomenon stressing the relationship with clinical practice
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Table of contents (69 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Basic Foundations of Normal and Abnormal Cardiac Electrical Activity
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About this book
"Electrical Diseases of the Heart: Genetics, Mechanisms, Treatment, Prevention" provides a unique contemporary and succinct distillation of the current status of recently delineated electrical diseases of the heart, emphasizing their common and diverse clinical features. The latest developments in the field of experimental and clinical cardiac electrophysiology, genetics, pharmacology and interventional therapies of various clinical arrhythmogenic entities are featured and discussed in terms of recent advances in basic and clinical science. The book is divided into 7 major parts. Each part consists of chapters (total of 64) dealing with related topics. Each chapter is outlined with objectives, key points, current perspectives, and recommendations for future investigations and includes established and evidence-based knowledge, the authors' personal opinions, areas of controversy, and future trends.
Reviews
From the reviews:
"This is a thorough reference on the current status of cardiac electrophysiological disease. The book offers a true bridge between the basic and clinical sciences emphasizing common and diverse clinical features. … It is intended for medical residents, cardiology fellows, and cardiologists with an interest in cardiac electrophysiology. The coeditors and numerous contributors are all incredible authorities in the field. … This comprehensive book successfully presents readers with an understanding of the current status of both clinical and experimental cardiac electrophysiology." (Sushant B. Sharma, Doody’s Review Service, April, 2008)
"Ihor Gussak and Charles Antzelevitch, the editors of this book, should be commended for a thoughtful and thorough review of … cardiac electrophysiology. The book contains 63 chapters … . Overall, the chapters are well written, comprehensive, and extensively referenced. The images and figures are clear, well labeled, and relevant. … will serve best when used selectively as a source of information as needed. … a timely and definitive text that will be useful to all who have an interest in cardiac arrhythmia." (N. A. Mark Estes, The New England Journal of Medicine, July, 2008)
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Electrical Diseases of the Heart
Book Subtitle: Genetics, Mechanisms, Treatment, Prevention
Editors: Ihor Gussak, Charles Antzelevitch, Arthur A. M. Wilde, Paul A. Friedman, Michael J. Ackerman, Win-Kuang Shen
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-854-8
Publisher: Springer London
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London 2008
eBook ISBN: 978-1-84628-854-8Published: 08 September 2008
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 600
Number of Illustrations: 243 b/w illustrations, 85 illustrations in colour
Topics: Cardiology, Epidemiology, Neurology, Internal Medicine