Arrhythmias in Women

Produktbeschreibung

Arrhythmias in Women: Diagnosis and Treatment draws upon the experience of national leaders in the field of women's heart disease to address the unique aspects involved in the diagnosis and treatment of women with arrhythmias and implantable device therapy. Written by distinguished consultants in the Division of Cardiovascular Diseases of Mayo Clinic, this book provides a concise and up-to-date review of the diagnosis and treatment of atrial and ventricular arrhythmias in women. Additionally, this critical book reviews indications for device therapy and management of device complications in women. It is an essential book for health care providers such as internists, cardiologists, and electrophysiologists. 

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface Names of Clinical Trials, Studies, and Registries 1 Sex Bias or Sex
Disparities Among Women With Arrhythmias? Jodie L. Hurwitz, MD 2 Women in
Clinical Trials Jeanne S. Poole, MD 3 Genetic and Hereditary Considerations for
Arrhythmias in Women Ohad Ziv, MD, and Elizabeth S. Kaufman, MD 4 Sex-Specific
Electrophysiologic Properties Christine Tanaka-Esposito, MD, and Mina K. Chung,
MD 5 Supraventricular Arrhythmias Cevher Ozcan, MD, and Anne B. Curtis, MD 6
Atrial Fibrillation in Women Susan J. Eisenberg, MD, and Taya V. Glotzer, MD 7
Drug Treatment in Women Katherine T. Murray, MD 8 Sudden Cardiac Death in Women
Laura M. Gravelin, MD, and Rachel J. Lampert, MD 9 Implantable
Cardioverter-Defibrillator Therapy in Women Andrea M. Russo, MD 10 Pacing and
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Women Judith A. Mackall, MD, and Yong-Mei
Cha, MD 11 Syncope and POTS: Are Women Really Faint of Heart? Celina M. Yong,
MD, and Karen J. Friday, MD 12 The Road to a Successful Women's Heart Clinic
Darcy H. Theisen, MSN, CNP, and Bobbi L. Hoppe, MD 13 Taking a Look Around the
World Uma N. Srivatsa, MBBS, and Amparo C. Villablanca, MD 14 Pregnancy and
Arrhythmias Lynda E. Rosenfeld, MD 15 Lead Extraction in Women Ulrika M.
Birgersdotter-Green, MD, and Margaret A. Lloyd, MD 

Autoreninfo

Yong-Mei Cha, MD, is a Consultant in the Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, and Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine. Margaret A. Lloyd, MD, is a Consultant in the Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, and Assistant Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine. Ulrika M. Birgersdotter-Green, MD, is the Director of Pacemaker and ICD Services for the UC-San Diego Health System in San Diego, California, and Professor of Medicine at UC-San Diego School of Medicine.