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Cardiac Bioelectric Therapy

Mechanisms and Practical Implications

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  • Reviews the basic science, engineering technology, and clinical practice of cardiac bioelectric therapy

  • Discusses novel arrhythmia therapies such as leadless pacing, low energy defibrillation, machine learning, and high-resolution mapping

  • Highlights breakthrough technologies for scientific and clinical investigation of heart rhythm disorders

  • Provides an in-depth examination of implantable devices technology and security

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Table of contents (29 chapters)

  1. History of Electrotherapy

  2. Theory of Electric Stimulation and Defibrillation

  3. Electrode Mapping and Defibrillation

  4. Optical Mapping of Stimulation and Defibrillation

  5. Methodology

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About this book

The updated and expanded second edition of this book presents a contemporary review of the basic science, engineering technology, and clinical practice of cardiac bioelectric therapy. It covers the rapidly expanding technological development of pacemakers and defibrillators as well as ablative therapy, electrophysiological mapping, and other clinical diagnostic and therapeutic breakthroughs. The book highlights many different aspects of bioelectric therapy, including history, biophysical and computational concepts, basic electrophysiology studies, engineering technology advances, and clinical perspectives.

In this revised edition, leading clinical and basic electrophysiologists share their perspectives on the science behind the mechanisms of cardiac arrhythmias; breakthrough technologies for scientific and clinical investigation of heart rhythm disorders; theoretical conceptualization of arrhythmias and treatment using state-of-the-art computational approaches; and novel approaches to treatment of cardiac arrhythmias using implantable devices, percutaneous ablation therapies, machine learning, and other approaches. 

The Second Edition of Cardiac Bioelectric Therapy is an essential resource for physicians, residents, fellows, and graduate students in clinical cardiac electrophysiology, cardiology, and cardiac surgery as well as researchers, professionals, and students in biomedical, mechanical, and electrical engineering. 





Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Biomedical Engineering, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA

    Igor R. Efimov

  • National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK

    Fu Siong Ng

  • Philips EPD Solutions, Cambridge, USA

    Jacob I. Laughner

About the editors

Igor R. Efimov, Ph.D.
Alisann and Terry Collins Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Director, Cardiovascular Engineering Laboratory
The George Washington University
Washington, DC
USA



Fu Siong Ng, M.D., Ph.D.
Clinical Senior Lecturer in Cardiac Electrophysiology
Consultant Cardiologist & Cardiac Electrophysiologist 
National Heart & Lung Institute
Imperial College London
London
United Kingdom



Jacob Laughner, PhD
Research and Development
Philips Electrophysiology

Cambridge, MA 
USA

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Cardiac Bioelectric Therapy

  • Book Subtitle: Mechanisms and Practical Implications

  • Editors: Igor R. Efimov, Fu Siong Ng, Jacob I. Laughner

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63355-4

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-63354-7Published: 29 January 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-63357-8Published: 29 January 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-63355-4Published: 28 January 2021

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 432

  • Number of Illustrations: 91 b/w illustrations, 148 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery, Biomedical Engineering/Biotechnology

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