Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Stored ECGs

The authors are internationally renowned experts in electrophysiology and have considerable experience in training staff in all aspects of best practice. Dr Theuns and Dr Jordaens are based at Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

• Diagnostics and Therapy by the ICD: Better than the Cardiologist?.- Rhythm Classification by Arrhythmia Management Devices.- Device Diagnostics: Interval Tables, Event Counters, Interval Plots, Markers, Electrograms, and New Features.- Understanding Stored Electrograms.- A Practical Approach to Analyze Stored Electrograms.- Clinical Case Studies.

"Features: The first part of the book includes an introduction to ICDs, evolution of early devices into the current ones, general features of the devices, and a basic approach to analyzing stored electrograms. This section assumes significant prior knowledge of ICDs and arrhythmias. The second part, the 48 clinical vignettes, is well written with easy to understand, organized explanations of the electrograms. The unique clinical vignettes structure is an excellent way to improve understanding of ICDs and stored electrograms.""Assessment: This is a high quality book that can be quite useful as an adjunct to conventional textbooks in the area of implantable cardioverter defibrillators."Score: Weighted Numerical Score: 78  (Doody.com)