CARDIAC PACING AND DEFIBRILLATION IN PEDIATRIC AND CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE

• Part 1: Introduction
1 History of Cardiac Pacing and Defibrillation in the Young
2 Clinically Relevant Basics of Pacing and Defibrillation
• Part 2: Clinical Concepts
3 Indications for Permanent Pacing, Device and Lead Selection
4 Indications for Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Therapy, Device and Lead Selection
5 Hemodynamics of Pacing, and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT) for the Failing Left and Right ventricle
6 Sensor Driven Pacing: Ideal Characteristics in Pediatrics
7 ICD Testing
• Part 3: Implantation Techniques
8 Permanent Transvenous Pacemaker, CRT and ICD Implantation in the Structurally Normal Heart
9 Permanent Pacemaker, CRT and ICD Implantation in Congenital Heart Disease
10 Epicardial Pacing and ICD Implantation
11 Managing Device Related Complications and Lead Extraction
12 Temporary Pacing in Children
• Part 4: Device Programming and Follow-up
13 Pacemaker and ICD Programming in Congenital Heart Disease
14 Pacemaker Troubleshooting and Follow up
15 ICD Troubleshooting and Follow up
16 CRT Device Programming and Optimization
17 Implantable Syncope and Arrhythmia Monitors and AEDs
18 Electromagnetic Interference and Implantable Devices
19 Quality of Life, Sports and Implantable Devices in the Young
20 Device Innovations and the Future of Device Therapy for Arrhythmia and Heart Failure Management
Pacemaker and ICD Glossary
Index

With a growing population of young patients with congenital heart disease reaching adulthood, this unique new book offers an in-depth guide to managing the challenges and issues related to device therapy in this patient group.

Features
• The only book resource dedicated to pacing, cardiac resynchronization therapy and ICD therapy for the pediatric and congenital heart disease patient
• Contains practical advice for pacemaker and ICD implantation, programming, trouble-shooting, managing complications and follow up
• Up-to-date with the latest in device technology
• Contains multiple graphics, device electrogram tracings, and radiographic images for clarity
• Includes video clips and over 150 multiple choice questions with extended answers on companion website, ideal for self test
• An invaluable resource for both the specialist pediatric cardiologist and the general cardiologist responsible for children with heart disease and pacing devices

Author
• Maully Shah, M.B.B.S, F.A.C.C, F.H.R.S, C.C.D.S, C.E.P.S. Director, Cardiac Electrophysiology. The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Professor of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, PA, USA
• Larry Rhodes, M.D. Chair, Department of Pediatrics. Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center. Professor of Pediatrics
West Virginia Univeristy. Morgantown, WV, USA
• Jonathan R. Kaltman, MD. Chief, Heart Development and Structural Disease Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA