Full Description
This book has been enlarged with a new collection of short biographies of significant scientists, emphasising those involved with the diagnosis and therapy of rhythm disturbances, including electrophysiology and pacing. Altogether, almost 200 outstanding individuals, both historic and contemporary, are described. Also new to this edition is a special collection of original historical source materials, giving the reader an immediate sense of the way important breakthroughs in cardiology have been published through the years. Written with the expertise and broad perspective of a specialist with over 30 years of experience in the field, this volume will be an enlightening and engaging resource for clinical cardiologists, cardiac nurses and technicians and any medical professional interested in cardiac arrhythmias.
Contents
Forewordthe Second EditionPreface to the First PrintingPulse Theory: The Historical Development of RhythmologyAncient Chinese Pulse Theory Pien Ts'io (circa fifth century BC) Wang Shu-He (circa AD third century)The Pulse Theory of Ancient Egypt The Papyrus Ebers (circa 1550 BC): Relationship Between Heartbeat and Peripheral PulsePulse Theory in Ancient Greece Herophilos of Chalkedon (circa 300 BC): Measuring Pulse Rate According to HerophilosPulse Theory of Late Antiquity Claudius Galen (circa AD 129-199): Galen's Pulse Theory Avicenna (980-1037)Pulse Theory of the 16th and 17th Centuries William Harvey (1578-1657): Blood Circulation Santorio Santorio (1561-1636): The PulsilogiumPulse Theory in the 17th and 18th Centuries Antiarrhythmic Therapy and Pulse Theory in the Far East Michael Bernhard Valentini (1657-1729): Valentini's Pulse DiagramPulse Theory in the 19th and 20th Centuries From the First Human Electrocardiogram to Bipolar Conduction to the Extremities: Augustus Desire Waller (1856-1922), Willem Einthoven (1860-1927) Karel Frederik Wenckebach (1864-1940): Wenckebach's Work as the Basis of Modern Arrhythmia DiagnosisHistorical PagesHippocrates of Cos (466-377 BC) and the Hippocratic Oath95 Years of Electrocardiography (William Einthoven)A History of the Pathogenesis and Symptoms of Cardiac Rhythm DisordersCardiac and Neurological Syncope: Geronimo Mercuriale (1530-1606)Bradycardia and Syncopal Attacks: Marcus Gerbezius (1658-1718), Giovanni Battista Morgagni (1682-1771)Cardiac Syncope: Robert Adams (1791-1875), William Stokes (1804-1878)Stannius Ligatures: Hermann Friedrich Stannius (1808-1883)Atrioventricular BlockTachycardia-Related CardiomyopathyParoxysmal Tachycardia: Leon Bouveret (1850-1929), August Hoffmann (1862-1929), Louis-Benedict Gallavardin (1875-1957)Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome: Louis Wolff (born 1898), John Parkinson (1885-1976), Paul Dudley White (1886-1973)Lown-Ganong-Levine Syndrome: Bernhard Lown (born 1921), W.F. Ganong (born 1924), Samuel Albert Levine (1891-1966)Romano-Ward Syndrome: Cesarino Romano (born 1924), Owen Conor Ward (born 1923)Jervell and Lange-Nielsen Syndrome: Anton Jervell, Fred Lange-NielsenSick Sinus Syndrome: Bernhard Lown (born 1921)Torsade de Pointes: F. Dessertenne (born 1918)The History of the Discovery of the Cardiac Conduction System: Chronological OverviewPurkinje Fibers: Johannes Evangelista Purkinje (1787-1869)Bundle of His: Wilhelm His, Jr. (1863-1934)Bundle of Kent-Paladino: Giovanni Paladino (1842-1917), Albert Frank Stanley Kent (1863-1958)AV Node: Ludwig Aschoff (1866-1942), Sunao Tawara (1873-1952)Sinus Node: Arthur Berridale Keith (1866-1955), Martin William Flack (1882-1931)Bachmann's Bundle: Jean George Bachmann (1877-1959)Bundle of James: Thomas Naum James (born 1925)Intraventricular Conduction Disorders: Mauricio B. Rosenbaum (born 1921)Historical PagesMarcus Gerbezius (1658-1718)Tachycardia-Related CardiomyopathyWolff-Parkinson-White SyndromePaul Dudley White (1886-1973)Agustin CastellanosJervell and Lange-Nielsen SyndromeTorsade de PointesJan Evangelista PurkinjeA Macroscopic Image of the Left Ventricle of the Human Heart (Sunao Tawara)The Diagnosis of Cardiac ArrhythmiasNoninvasive Procedures Electrocardiography Standard Electrocardiogram, Esophageal Electrocardiogram, Holter Monitoring Ventricular Late PotentialsCardiac CatheterizationInvasive Electrophysiological Studies Intracardiac Stimulation and RecordingReentryHistorical PagesTransesophageal PacingDirk Durrer (1918-1984)Henrick Joan Joost WellensHistorical Development of Antiarrhythmic Drug TherapyCardiac GlycosidesAntiarrhythmic Drugs Quinidine Cocaine as a Local Anesthetic Procainamide Lidocaine Disopyramide Sparteine (Sarothamnus scoparius) Ajmaline Phenytoin (Diphenylhydantoin) Flecainide Propafenone Beta Receptor Blocking Agents Amiodarone SotalolCalcium Antagonists Albrecht Fleckenstein (1917-1992) Verapamil, Gallopamil, Diltiazem Atropine Magnesium Acetylsalicylic Acid (ASA) - AspirinHistorical PageParacelsus - Stormy Petrel of MedicineThe History of Electrotherapy from the 16th to the 20th CenturiesThe Implantable PacemakerOrthorhythmic PacemakerPacing Strategies for Severe Heart FailureAdvances in Modern Electrophysiology Bradycardia Indications for Pacemaker Therapy Tachycardia Cardioversion/Defibrillation Antitachycardia Pacing Therapy Catheter Ablation Implantable Cardioverter/Defibrillator History of Atrial Fibrillation Implantable Atrial Defibrillators Atrioventricular Defibrillators Antiarrhythmic Heart Surgery Supraventricular Arrhythmias Ventricular Arrhythmias Heart TransplantsHistorical Pages40 Years of Implantable Cardiac Pacemakers"Pacemaker Syndrome"Early Reports of Multisite PacingCatheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial FlutterCryosurgical Ablation of the AV Node-His BundleCatheter Technique for Closed-Chest Ablation of an Accessory Atrioventricular PathwayAppendix: Logos, World Symposia/Congresses on Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology and Europace SymposiaBibliographyName IndexSubject IndexDictionary of Electrophysiology and PacingGlossary of ArrhythmiasEncyclopaedia Rhythmologica - Biographical SketchesNASPE - Past Presidents and AwardsAbout the Author
