Consisting of 13 chapters, this book is uniformly written by Dr Hayes and his colleagues Drs Lloyd and Friedman to provide sensible, matter-of-fact methods for understanding and caring for patients with permanent pacemakers and ICDs. It presents a logical progression from descriptions of device indications to selection of the most appropriate mode and hardware. From there, it proceeds to device implantation and subsequent management, with detailed sections on troubleshooting, complications, and follow-up. Not intended as an encyclopedic text, this book offers a large amount of information in an easily digestible form.

Preface by David L. Hayes 1 Clinically Relevant Basics of Pacing and Defibrillation by Margaret A. Lloyd and David L. Hayes and Paul A. Friedman 1 2 Hemodynamics of Pacing by Margaret A. Lloyd and David L. Hayes 53 3 Indications for Pacemakers and ICDs by David L. Hayes and Paul A. Friedman 87 4 Generator and Lead Selection by David L. Hayes and Paul A. Friedman 125 5 Implantation Techniques by David L. Hayes 159 6 Pacemaker Timing Cycles and Pacemaker Electrocardiography by David L. Hayes 201 7 Programming by Margaret A. Lloyd and David L. Hayes and Paul A. Friedman 247 8 Rate-Adaptive Pacing by David L. Hayes 325 9 Troubleshooting by Margaret A. Lloyd and David L. Hayes and Paul A. Friedman 347 10 Complications by David L. Hayes 453 11 Pacemaker and ICD Radiography by Margaret A. Lloyd and David L. Hayes 485 12 Electromagnetic Interference and Implantable Devices by David L. Hayes 519 13 Follow-up by David L. Hayes and Paul A. Friedman 541 Index 587