How-to Manual for Pacemaker and ICD Devices: A Comprehensive Guide

A practical, go-to reference for trainees and clinical staff who are new to or less experienced with the programming and management of implantable devices. This guide distills device best-practices into a single, quick-reference volume that focuses on essential tasks, common pitfalls, and likely complications.

Hands-on Approach to Mastering Device Management

Each chapter follows a hands-on, how-to-do-it approach that helps readers quickly master even the most challenging device-related tasks, such as programming and how to respond confidently when complications arise.

Understanding the Evolution of Pacemakers and Implantable EP Devices

Todays pacemakers and other implantable EP devices are to earlier versions what smart phones are to rotary phones. They are not only smaller and more comfortable; they offer complex programming options that allow clinicians to adapt a device to individual patient requirements. As they continue to become smaller, smarter, and more adaptable, these devices also become more challenging for clinicians to set up, manage and monitor.

Key Features of the Guide

This unique, quick-reference guide dramatically reduces the learning curve for mastering this essential technology by giving doctors and technicians the how-to information they need. It includes:

• Focus on tasks clinicians perform, including pre-implementation, planning, programming, management, troubleshooting, and more
• Real-world examples showing how expert clinicians achieve optimal outcomes in their own labs
• More than 300 images, including ECGs, X-ray and fluoroscopy, images from device interrogation, intracardiac electrograms, and color electoanatomical maps
• Eight videos on an accompanying website demonstrating key tasks and techniques

Target Audience

This guide is an indispensable tool of the trade for:

• Electrophysiologists
• Fellows in electrophysiology
• EP nurses
• Technical staff
• Industry professionals

Format and Availability

The guide is available in paperback format, with 296 pages, published by Wiley-Blackwell; 1 edition (March 20, 2018). It is also available in an eBook version, enhanced with instructional videos.