Clinical Cardiac Pacing, Defibrillation and Resynchronization Therapy

Your must-have bench reference for cardiac electrophysiology is now better than ever! This globally recognized gold standard text provides a complete overview of clinical EP, with in-depth, expert information that helps you deliver superior clinical outcomes. In this updated 5th Edition, you’ll find all-new material on devices, techniques, trials, and much more, including a significantly expanded collection of videos and case studies online - all designed to help you strengthen your skills in this fast-changing area and stay on the cutting edge of today’s most successful cardiac EP techniques.

New to this edition

    New focus on clinical relevance throughout, with reorganized content and 15 new chapters.

    New coverage of balloons, snares, venoplasty, spinal and neural stimulation, subcutaneous ICDs and leadless pacing, non-CS lead implantation, His bundle pacing, and much more.

    New sections on cardiac anatomy and physiology and imaging of the heart, a new online chapter covering radiography of devices, and thought-provoking new information on the basic science of device implantation.

    State-of-the-art guidance on pacing for spinal and neural stimulation, computer simulation and modeling, biological pacemakers, perioperative and pre-procedural management of device patients, and much more.

    Greatly expanded online video library demonstrating key procedures and new technologies such as sub Q ICDs, implantation of non-coronary sinus left ventricular leads, the use of snares, and venoplasty of the subclavian and coronary sinus.

    More than 60 multimedia case presentations online covering a broad range of heart rhythm scenarios.

    Expert Consult eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, images, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

By Kenneth A. Ellenbogen, MD, Kontos Professor of Medicine, Chair, Division of Cardiology, VCU School of Medicine, Medical College of Virginia Hospital, Richmond, Virginia, USA; Bruce L. Wilkoff, MD, Professor, Department of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University; Director, Cardiac Pacing and Tachyarrhythmia Devices, Director: Clinical Electrophysiology Research, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA; G. Neal Kay, MD, Director, Clinical Electrophysiology Section, Division of Cardiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA; Chu Pak Lau, MD, MBBS, FRCP, FRACP, FHKAM (Medicine), FHKCP, Specialist in Cardiology, Honorary Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China and Angelo Auricchio, MD, PhD, FESC, Director, Clinical Electrophysiology Program, Division of Cardiology, Fondazione Cardiocentro Ticino, Lugano, Switzerland; Professor of Cardiology, University of Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany