Aritmie

Loaded with tips, tricks, and expert solutions to everyday clinical problems, this book is a must for all specialists and trainees performing cardiac catheterizations. It covers basic principles, diagnostic strategies for specific diseases, and the newest interventional techniques, giving readers the tools to successfully manage all types of valvular and structural heart disease. Special Features: * Concisely reviews the basics of cardiac catheterization, with sections on indications, risks and complications, patient preparation, equipment and laboratory setup, contrast media, and interpretation of findings* Covers the full range of interventional catheter techniques, including percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), coronary stent implantation, rotational athetectomy, cutting balloon angioplasty, shunt closure, and much more * Examines current, evidence-based diagnostic approaches to such commonly seen conditions as valvular disease, cardiomyopathies, coronary artery disease, congenital heart disorders, pericardial disease, aortic dissection, and more* Describes key new interventions for structural heart disease, including transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), interventions for mitral regurgitation (Mitraclip), occlusion of the left atrial appendage (LAA-Occlusion), and renal nerve ablation for resistant arterial hypertension* Provides hundreds of illustrations, coronary angiograms, and radiographic images that clarify every concept* Demonstrates step-by-step approaches, case studies, and detailed angiographic sequences in nearly 400 helpful videos From the fundamentals to the newest therapeutic advances, this book provides the core information needed by every practice performing diagnostic and interventional cardiac catheterizations. It is essential for interventional cardiologists, cardiology fellows, and interventional radiologists who want to quickly increase their knowledge and skills and offer optimal care to their patients.

Cases in Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy, a brand-new medical reference book for cardiologists, electrophysiologists, surgeons, and primary care doctors, offers an informative and structured view of the newest approaches, treatments and follow-up care methods for heart failure patients treated with Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy. Complete with practical examples from top leaders in the field, this resource is designed to equip you with the cohesive, expert knowledge you need to make the best use of today's available technologies and research.

Edited by some of the world's most experienced practitioners of cryoablation, this new book provides thorough, clinically relevant guidance to all aspects of this highly effective, extremely safe emergent technique for the treatment of atrial fibrillation and other cardiac arrhythmias. Self-assessment questions on the book's companion website will aid readers in mastering the sometimes complicated procedures outlined in the text. This book is a complete resource for any who wants to add cryoablation to their clinical repertoire.

Cardiac Mechano-Electric Coupling and Arrhythmias offers a thoroughly reviewed compendium written by leading experts in the field on the mechanism and consequences of cardiac mechano-electrical coupling. Its coverage ranges from stretch-activated ion channels to mechanically induced arrhythmias and mechanical interventions for heart rhythm correction. Information is grouped into logical sections, from molecular mechanisms, to cell, tissue and whole organ responses, right through to patient-based observations and insight emerging from clinical trials. The information provided carefully highlights both consensus insight and current shortcomings in our understanding of cardiac mechano-electric coupling. The book has been thoroughly revised and expanded since publication of the first edition in 2005, extensively updated to reflect recent developments in the field, and now offers a more balanced view of mechano-electrical interactions in the heart and develops a more clinical focus. Written with the practising cardiologist and junior doctor in mind, it offers interesting new insight for the established physician with an interest in cardiac arrhythmogenesis and heart rhythm management.

Le aritmie sono una delle tante urgenze o emergenze con cui un medico di urgenza deve quotidianamente confrontarsi. Ma prima ancora di analizzare ECG e terapia va sempre ricordato che non esiste un'aritmia senza un paziente e quindi risulta sempre necessario saper valutare il problema aritmico nel contesto clinico complessivo, nella storia clinica (l'anamnesi), nell'esame obiettivo e quindi l'obiettivo primario sarà sempre quello di curare il paziente e non trattare l'aritmia solo in quanto tale. Chiaramente situazioni critiche andranno affrontate con celerità ed abilità ma, in situazioni di stabilità clinica, il saper valutare con la massima attenzione l'ampio spettro dei problemi che sottendono l'aritmia, la capacità di comunicare al paziente come si intende procedere, le buone pratiche cliniche e le possibili scelte terapeutiche devono far parte integrante del bagaglio di conoscenze del medico d'urgenza. In questo manuale, che ha come obiettivo principale il fornire pochi e sintetici elementi conoscitivi, abbiamo pensato di limitarci ad alcune scelte e strategie terapeutiche, sempre pensando che lo specialista in medicina di urgenza non debba essere un conoscitore di tutto...

Written by noted experts with day-to-day experience in cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), this comprehensive, practical reference gives physicians a thorough knowledge of the indications, techniques for implantation, complications, programming, and follow-up of CRT devices in patients with heart failure and intra- and interventricular conduction delays. Each chapter has how-to and troubleshooting sections to help readers avoid or navigate the pitfalls encountered in day-to-day clinical practice. Each chapter also has a summary box capturing the key clinical pearls. This book will be a valuable aid in preparing for the Heart Rhythm Exam/International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners (IBHRE) exam.

Questo manuale fornisce agli infermieri quelle nozioni di elettrocardiografia che permettano, anche a chi non direttamente coinvolto nell'assistenza di persone con affezioni cardiologiche, di effettuare una prima efficace interpretazione dell'elettrocardiogramma. La letteratura dimostra, infatti, l'importanza della tempestività nel riconoscimento di situazioni cliniche di elevata criticità o peri-arresto, al fine di iniziare un trattamento precoce, che prevenga il peggioramento clinico e migliori gli outcomes dei pazienti. Agli elementi di elettrocardiografia il testo affianca fondamenti di farmacologia specifica per le aritmie cardiache, che aiutano l'infermiere a compiere scelte competenti, nella corretta applicazione dei trattamenti terapeutici. Le mappe concettuali permettono di organizzare al meglio i contenuti e impostare un metodo di lavoro che consenta all'infermiere di dare risalto al ragionamento diagnostico. In tal modo potrà collaborare al meglio con il medico, rispetto alla definizione del percorso diagnostico-terapeutico dei pazienti, ed allo stesso tempo essere autonomo e responsabile delle proprie decisioni rispetto al percorso assistenziale...