Implantable Cardiac Devices Technology

2013
ISBN: 978-1-4614-6906-3
Verlag: Springer US

Buch, Englisch, 116 Seiten, HC gerader Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 215 mm x 285 mm, Gewicht: 5098 g

Development in a majority of medicine branches today is  based on technological advancement. This is the case in cardiology, where medical devices designed to correct heart rhythm – pacemakers, cardioverters-defibrillators and biventricular systems – are implanted in order to help a sick heart.

Medical pacing devices today are only developed and produced globally by a several producers who make different technical solutions, algorithms, system parameters etc.

The book Implantable Cardiac Devices Technology is targeted at biomedical, clinical engineers, technicians in practice, students of biomedical disciplines,  and all medical staff  who are required to understand the basics of pacing technology. The book is comprised of  fourteen chapters that are further subdivided according to specific topics. Chapters dealing with basic heart anatomy, physiology and arythmology are included for the sake of comprehensiveness.

Chapters avoid the description of special functions, but  cover general procedures and parameters common for the systems of all producers.

The book is intended to serve as a monothematic textbook.  In order to make the text comprehensible and well arranged for a reader, references to professional literature are only provided once in a respective chapter.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Korpas, David

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizintechnik, Biomedizintechnik, Medizinische Werkstoffe
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Biotechnologie Medizinische Biotechnologie
• Technische Wissenschaften Sonstige Technologien | Angewandte Technik Medizintechnik, Biomedizintechnik
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Kardiologie, Angiologie, Phlebologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. History and Development of Pacing

2. Basic Principles of Cardiac Pacemakers' Technology

3. Heart Anatomy and Physiology

4. Cardiac Rhythm Disorders, Pharmacological Treatment

5. Pacing Modes

6. Indications for Implantable System Treatment

7. Leads

8. Pacing Systems

9. Pacemaker Timing

10. Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators

11. Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

12. Implantation, Explantation, and Replacement of Devices and Leads

13. Patient Follow-Ups

14. Electromagnetic Compatibility and Technical Requirements

Über Autor(innen)

Senior Clinical Specialist with Boston Scientific and lecturer and participator of the research project at VSB - Technical University of Ostrava, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Cybernetics and Biomedical Engineering