Kenny Tom (Ed.) The Nuts and Bolts of Implantable Device Therapy Pacemakers

Wiley Blackwell, 2015. — 334 p. — ISBN: 978-1-118-67067-5.Cardiovascular anatomy and physiology
Cardiac conduction system
The cardiac cycle and hemodynamics
Heart disease
Cardiac medications related to cardiac rhythm management devices
The basics of ecg and rhythm interpretation
Arrhythmia analysis
Electricity 101
Pacing 101
Indications for pacing
Pacemaker implantation
Connecting the leads to the pulse generator
Pacemaker modes and codes
Single-chamber timing cycles
Introduction to dual-chamber timing cycles
Dual-chamber timing cycles: the atrial channel
Dual-chamber timing cycles: the ventricular channel
Paced ECG and EGM analysis
Upper-rate behavior
Advanced dual-chamber timing
Rate-responsive pacing
Special features
Automatic capture algorithms
Pacemaker follow-up
Follow-up and troubleshooting