Josephson's Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology - Hardcover

Mark E. Josephson

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1451187416 ISBN 13: 9781451187410

Publisher: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2015

Synopsis

Turn to this updated, classic text for a thorough understanding of the mechanisms of cardiac arrhythmias and the therapeutic interventions used to treat them. Josephson's Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, 5th Edition delivers Dr. Mark Josephson's unparalleled guidance on the electrophysiologic methodology required to define the mechanism and site of origin of arrhythmias - enabling you to choose the safest and most effective therapy for each patient. Features:* Get comprehensive coverage of mechanisms, clinical implications, and limitations of current therapeutic interventions, including drugs, and catheter and surgical ablation.* Gain a better visual understanding thanks to more than 1,100 illustrations (over 100 are new!), an increased number of 3-D color anatomical mapping images, ECG examples, photographs of equipment, and procedural diagrams.* Stay up to date with information on new technologies of ablation and pitfalls of interpreting data; innovative new catheters; new drug information; and new tables summarizing SVT and VT criteria.* Benefit from Dr. Josephson's decades of experience as "the father of clinical cardiac electrophysiology," and learn from his proven approaches and methods in this challenging area.* View procedural videos and ECG tracings in motion in the accompanied eBook.Now with the print edition, enjoy the bundled interactive eBook edition, offering tablet, smartphone, or online access to:* Procedural videos, ECG tracings in motion, an image bank, and links to Pub Med references.* Complete content with enhanced navigation.* Powerful search tools and smart navigation cross-links that pull results from content in the book, your notes, and even the web.* Cross-linked pages, references, and more for easy navigation.* Highlighting tool for easier reference of key content throughout the text.* Ability to take and share notes with friends and colleagues.* Quick reference tabbing to save your favorite content for future use.

About this title

Review:

" one of the most important guides for physicians treating patients with heart rhythm problems"
" clinically relevant electrocardiograms and figures that make it easy to understand the complex nature of diagnosis and treatment of cardiac arrhythmias"
"written by an author often considered the father of clinical cardiac electrophysiology "
"Dr. Josephson not only reviews the most relevant and up-to-date scientific evidence, he also provides readers information about his group's approach and preferences"

Doody's Star Rating (R) 4 stars Score: 94
-Doodys Publishers' Club, Friday, December 18, 2015

About this edition

• Publisher: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1451187416
• ISBN 13: 9781451187410
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 890