Concise Guide to Pediatric ArrhythmiasWritten by one of the foremost pediatric cardiologists in the UK, this essential new book is a clear, practical, highly visual guide to the recognition of arrhythmias and their management. This innovative new reference:* Covers the full range of arrhythmias encountered in pediatric patients* Presents each arrhythmia - from identification to management options - as well as showing how to make a precise non-invasive diagnosis from the ECG* Makes use of real ECG strips - not perfect redrawn examples - to show what readers will actually encounter in the clinical settingIn addition, the book discusses arrhythmias encountered in various clinical settings - early and late after operation, and in congenital heart disease or cardiomyopathy - as well as brief overview of the use of invasive EP studies, catheter ablation, pacemakers and defibrillators.Whereas other books on this important topic are aimed and tailored for the needs of experts in pediatric cardiology, this book is ideal for pediatricians, pediatric intensivists, trainees in pediatrics, pediatric cardiology and pediatric intensive care, as well as for clinical support staff involved in the cardiac care of children.

Foreword viPreface viiAbbreviations viii1 Anatomy, physiology, and epidemiology of arrhythmias 12 ECGs and other recording devices 53 Other diagnostic techniques 94 The normal ECG and variants 125 Interpretation of the ECG in tachycardia 166 Adenosine in the diagnosis of tachycardias 267 Atrial tachycardia 308 Multifocal atrial tachycardia 369 Atrial flutter 4010 Atrial fibrillation 4311 Atrial premature beats 4612 Atrioventricular re-entry tachycardia 4913 Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome 5514 Permanent junctional reciprocating tachycardia 6115 Atriofascicular re-entry tachycardia 6416 Atrioventricular nodal re-entry tachycardia 6717 Junctional ectopic tachycardia 7118 Ventricular tachycardia 7419 Neonatal ventricular tachycardia 8120 Incessant idiopathic infant ventricular tachycardia 8421 Idiopathic left ventricular tachycardia 8722 Idiopathic right ventricular tachycardia 9023 Ventricular premature beats 9324 Ventricular fibrillation 9625 Long QT syndrome 9926 Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia 10827 Brugada syndrome 11128 First- and second-degree atrioventricular block 11429 Complete atrioventricular block 11830 Sinus node dysfunction and sinoatrial disease 12431 Early postoperative arrhythmias 12732 Late postoperative arrhythmias 13633 Arrhythmias in congenital heart defects 14734 Arrhythmias in cardiomyopathies 15135 Syncope 15536 Sudden death 16037 Antiarrhythmic drug treatment 16338 Pacemakers and implantable defibrillators 17039 Catheter ablation 17740 Artifacts 180Appendix 183Index 185