Bennett's Cardiac Arrhythmias

A concise and practical guide to the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac arrhythmias – handbook size, with a large number of ECG examples and a summary of major learning points at the end of each chapter. Completely update for this, its 8th edition, this classic text has been enhanced via a larger format, to better display th numnerous example ECGs, and a new self-assessment section, with questions designed to reinforce key concepts and speed readers' mastery of this challenging subject. CONTENTS Chapter 1 Sinus Rhythm Ecg Characteristics P Wave PR Interval QRS Complex Sinus Bradycardia Sinus Tachycardia SINUS ARRHYTHMIA Chapter 2 Ectopic Beats Comment re appreciation of Ecg morphology relevant to distinguishing SVT from VT Prematurity Atrial Ectopic Beats P Wave Atrioventricular And Intraventricular Conduction Significance Atrioventricular Junctional Ectopic Beats Ecg Appearance Ventricular Ectopic Beats Ecg Appearance Causes And Significance Of Ventricular Ectopic Beats Chapter 3 Escape Beats Timing ORIGINS Chapter 4 Bundle Branch Blocks Right Bundle Branch Block Ecg Appearance Causes And Significance Left Bundle Branch Block Ecg Appearance Causes And Significance Left Anterior And Posterior Fascicular Blocks Hexaxial Reference System Left Anterior Fascicular Block LEFT POSTERIOR FASCICULAR BLOCK DISCUSSION RE SIGNIFICANCE OF AXIS DEVIATION IN CONNECTION WITH AV BLOCK, VENTRICULAR PACING AND CERTAIN VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIAS CHAPTER 5 The Supraventricular Tachycardias Main Types Atrial Origin Versus Atrioventricular Re-Entry Effects Of Supraventricular Tachycardias Chapter 6 Atrial Fibrillation Ecg Characteristics Atrial Activity Atrioventricular Conduction Intraventricular Conduction Initiation Causes Prognosis Prevalence Classification Lone Atrial Fibrillation Paroxysmal Lone Atrial Fibrillation Management Of Atrial Fibrillation Systemic Embolism Risk Prevention Rhythm Management Rate Control Rhythm Control including ablation Atrial fibtillation post cardiac surgery Chapter 7 Atrial Flutter Ecg Characteristics Atrial Activity Atrioventricular Conduction Intraventricular Conduction Causes Prevalence Treatment Cardioversion Antiarrhythmic Drugs Rapid Atrial Pacing Catheter Ablation Control of Ventricular Response Systemic Embolism Chapter 8 Atrial Tachycardia Ecg Characteristics Causes Treatment Chapter 9 Atrioventricular Junctional Re-Entrant Tachycardias Mechanism Accessory Atrioventricular Pathway Dual Atrioventricular Nodal Pathways Ecg Characteristics Timing Of Atrial Activity During Tachycardia Clinical Features Treatment Vagal Stimulation Intravenous Drugs Electrical Methods Prevention Drugs Catheter Ablation Chapter 10 Wolff–Parkinson–White Syndrome Ecg Characteristics Location Of Accessory Pathway Arrhythmias Atrial Fibrillation Atrioventricular Junctional Re-Entrant Tachycardia Treatment Atrioventricular Re-Entrant Tachycardia Atrial Fibrillation Chapter 11 Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias Significance, monomorphic v polymorphic Chapter 12 Monomorphic Ventricular Tachycardia Ecg Characteristics Atrial Activity During Ventricular Tachycardia Causes Coronary Heart Disease Dilated Cardiomyopathy Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia Mechanisms Of Ventricular Tachycardias Re-Entry Enhanced Automaticity Initiation Of Tachycardia Accelerated Idioventricular Rhythm Non-Sustained Ventricular Tachycardia Ventricular Tachycardias Not Due To Structural Heart Disease Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Tachycardia Fascicular Tachycardia Investigations Twelve-Lead Ecg Imaging Ambulatory Electrocardiography Exercise Testing Ventricular Stimulation Study Signal-Averaged Electrocardiography Treatment Termination Of Tachycardia Prevention Of Recurrence Of Ventricular Tachycardia Assessment Of Efficacy Chapter 13 Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia And Ventricular Fibrillation Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia Torsade De Pointes Tachycardia Qt Interval Management Of Torsade De Pointes Tachycardia Hereditary Long Qt Syndromes Hereditary Short Qt Syndrome Ventricular Fibrillation Ecg Characteristics Causes including psychotropic drugs etc Primary And Secondary Ventricular Fibrillation Treatment Brugada Syndrome Bidirectional Ventricular Tachycardia Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia Chapter 14 Tachycardias With Broad Ventricular Complexes Causes Of A Broad Complex Tachycardia Useless Guidelines Useful Guidelines Clinical Circumstances Independent Atrial Activity Carotid Sinus Massage Configuration Of Ventricular Complex Ectopic Beats Adenosine Chapter 15 Atrioventricular Block Classification First-Degree Atrioventricular Block Second-Degree Atrioventricular Block Third-Degree Atrioventricular Block Causes Of Atrioventricular Block Atrioventricular Dissociation Bilateral Bundle Branch Disease Bifascicular Block Trifascicular Block Clinical Features Of Atrioventricular Block Stokes–Adams Attacks (syncope may be due to torsade) Near-Syncope Congenital Heart Block Acquired Heart Block Treatment Chapter 16 Sick Sinus Syndrome Causes Ecg Characteristics Sinus Bradycardia Sinus Arrest Sinoatrial Block Escape Beats And Rhythms Atrial Ectopic Beats Bradycardia–Tachycardia Syndrome Atrioventricular Block Clinical Features Chronotropic Incompetence Diagnosis Treatment Sinus Bradycardia Or Arrest Bradycardia–Tachycardia Syndrome Chapter 17 Neurally Mediated Syncope Carotid Sinus Syndrome Malignant Vasovagal Syndrome Simple Faint Causes of Syncope Chapter 18 Arrhythmias Due To Myocardial Infarction Ventricular Fibrillation Primary And Secondary Ventricular Fibrillation Treatment Ventricular Flutter Prevention Of Ventricular Fibrillation In Acute Infarction Ventricular Tachycardia Reperfusion Arrhythmias Long-Term Significance Of Ventricular Arrhythmias Assessment Of Efficacy Of Long-Term Antiarrhythmic Therapy Accelerated Idioventricular Rhythm Supraventricular Tachycardias Atrial Fibrillation Sinus And Junctional Bradycardias Atrioventricular Block Inferior Infarction Anterior Infarction Atrioventricular Dissociation Treatments To Improve Prognosis Chapter 19 Antiarrhythmic Drugs Limitations Proarrhythmic Effect Choice Of Treatment Modes Of Action Clinical Classification Action Potential Classification Notes On Individual Drugs Lignocaine Mexiletine Quinidine Disopyramide Procainamide Flecainide Propafenone Amiodarone Dronedarone Dofetilide Adenosine Verapamil Diltiazem Beta-Adrenoceptor Antagonists Sotalol Digoxin Grapefruit Antiarrhythmic Drugs During Pregnancy Chapter 20 Sudden Cardiac Death Definition Causes Commotio Cordis Exertion Aborted Sudden Cardiac Death Impaired Ventricular Function Athlete screening Chapter 21 Cardioversion Transthoracic Cardioversion Procedure Anaesthesia Delivery Of Shock Biphasic Waveform Implanted Pacemakers And Defibrillators Indications Ventricular Fibrillation Ventricular Tachycardia Atrial Fibrillation Transvenous Cardioversion Atrial Flutter Atrioventricular Re-Entrant Tachycardia Chapter 22 Ambulatory Ecg Monitoring Continuous Ecg Recording Artefacts Clinical Applications ‘Normal’ Findings Intermittent Ecg Recording Event Recorders Implantable Loop Recorder Chapter 23 Temporary Cardiac Pacing Indications Myocardial Infarction Chronic Conduction Tissue Disease Tachycardias Methods Temporary Transvenous Pacing Atrioventricular Sequential Pacing Temporary Transcutaneous And Oesophageal Pacing Chapter 24 Long-Term Cardiac Pacing For Bradycardias Indications For Long-Term Cardiac Pacing Complete Atrioventricular Block Second-Degree Atrioventricular Block First-Degree Atrioventricular Block Bundle Branch And Fascicular Blocks Sick Sinus Syndrome Hypersensitive Carotid Sinus And Malignant Vasovagal Syndromes Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy Resynchronization Therapy Pacing Modes Pacing System Code Single Chamber Pacing Dual Chamber Pacing ‘Physiological Pacing’ Pacemaker Hardware Pulse Generator Pacemaker Leads Costs Pacemaker Implantation Subclavian Approach Positioning Of A Ventricular Lead Positioning Of An Atrial Lead Measurement Of Stimulation And Sensing Thresholds Fashioning A Pacemaker Pocket Complications Of Pacemaker Implantation Complications Related To Pulse Generator Complications Related To Pacing Lead Pacemaker Programmability Telemetry Data Pacemaker Clinic Follow-Up Battery Depletion Electromagnetic Interference Electronic Article Surveillance Systems (EAS) And Metal Detectors Magnets Diathermy Radiation Magnetic Resonance Imaging Other Precautions Cardioversion And Defibrillation Lithotripsy Electroconvulsive Therapy Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (Tens) Cellular Phones Driving Dental scaling CHAPTER 25 Automatic Implantable Cardiovertor Defibrillator Defibrillator Implantation Indications Secondary Prevention Primary Prevention Further Indications For Primary Prevention Reservations Concerning Defibrillator Implantation For Primary Prevention Defibrillator Function Device Counters Electrogram Recording Tiered Therapy Pacing Mode Audible Alert Alarms Transtelephonic ICD monitoring (Carelink etc) Deactivation Of Device Defibrillator Clinic Limitations Drug Therapy In Patients With Defibrillators Prognosis Arrhythmia Reduction Atrial Arrhythmias Defibrillation Threshold Electrical Storms Hardware Costs Precautions Driving Chapter 26 Catheter Ablation Introduction Procedure Normal Sinus Rhythm High Right Atrial Electrogram His Bundle Electrogram Coronary Sinus Electrograms Wolff–Parkinson–White Syndrome Concealed Accessory Pathways Atrioventricular Nodal Tachycardia Atypical Atrioventricular Re-Entrant Tachycardia Atrial Tachycardia Atrial Flutter Atrial Fibrillation Atrioventricular Nodal Ablation Cardiac Pacing Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Tachycardia Fascicular Ventricular Tachycardia Ventricular Tachycardia Due To Structural Heart Disease Bundle Branch Re-Entry Catheter Ablation: What Should The Patient Expect? Chapter 27 Arrhythmias For Interpretation and Multiple Choice Questions