Description
Book SynopsisThis book provides a practical guide to diagnosis and treatment of arrhythmias in children for pediatricians and general pediatric cardiologists. Using multiple ECG examples, the author provides concise descriptions of the key features of each arrhythmia to help the clinician make a diagnosis.
Trade Review“Pediatric cardiologists may also wish to have a copy of Concise Guide to Pediatric Arrhythmias at hand because, although there may not be as much detail for them to sink their teeth into, the substance which is retained makes for an excellent distillation of what is commonly seen on pediatric arrhythmia reviews.” (MedicalScienceBooks.com, 2012)
Table of ContentsForeword vi
Preface vii
Abbreviations viii
1 Anatomy, physiology, and epidemiology of arrhythmias 1
2 ECGs and other recording devices 5
3 Other diagnostic techniques 9
4 The normal ECG and variants 12
5 Interpretation of the ECG in tachycardia 16
6 Adenosine in the diagnosis of tachycardias 26
7 Atrial tachycardia 30
8 Multifocal atrial tachycardia 36
9 Atrial flutter 40
10 Atrial fibrillation 43
11 Atrial premature beats 46
12 Atrioventricular re-entry tachycardia 49
13 Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome 55
14 Permanent junctional reciprocating tachycardia 61
15 Atriofascicular re-entry tachycardia 64
16 Atrioventricular nodal re-entry tachycardia 67
17 Junctional ectopic tachycardia 71
18 Ventricular tachycardia 74
19 Neonatal ventricular tachycardia 81
20 Incessant idiopathic infant ventricular tachycardia 84
21 Idiopathic left ventricular tachycardia 87
22 Idiopathic right ventricular tachycardia 90
23 Ventricular premature beats 93
24 Ventricular fibrillation 96
25 Long QT syndrome 99
26 Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia 108
27 Brugada syndrome 111
28 First- and second-degree atrioventricular block 114
29 Complete atrioventricular block 118
30 Sinus node dysfunction and sinoatrial disease 124
31 Early postoperative arrhythmias 127
32 Late postoperative arrhythmias 136
33 Arrhythmias in congenital heart defects 147
34 Arrhythmias in cardiomyopathies 151
35 Syncope 155
36 Sudden death 160
37 Antiarrhythmic drug treatment 163
38 Pacemakers and implantable defibrillators 170
39 Catheter ablation 177
40 Artifacts 180
Appendix 183
Index 185
