Arrhythmias in Women: Diagnosis and Management

by Yong-Mei Cha, Margaret A. Lloyd, Ulrika M. Birgersdotter-Green

Overview

Arrhythmias in Women: Diagnosis and Treatment draws upon the experience of national leaders in the field of women's heart disease to address the unique aspects involved in the diagnosis and treatment of women with arrhythmias and implantable device therapy. Written by distinguished consultants in the Division of Cardiovascular Diseases of Mayo Clinic, this book provides a concise and up-to-date review of the diagnosis and treatment of atrial and ventricular arrhythmias in women. Additionally, this critical book reviews indications for device therapy and management of device complications in women. It is an essential book for health care providers such as internists, cardiologists, and electrophysiologists.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199321971
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	05/30/2014
Series:	Mayo Clinic Scientific Press
Pages:	296
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Yong-Mei Cha, MD, is a Consultant in the Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, and Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine.

Margaret A. Lloyd, MD, is a Consultant in the Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, and Assistant Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine.

Ulrika M. Birgersdotter-Green, MD, is the Director of Pacemaker and ICD Services for the UC-San Diego Health System in San Diego, California, and Professor of Medicine at UC-San Diego School of Medicine.

Table of Contents

Preface
Names of Clinical Trials, Studies, and Registries

1 Sex Bias or Sex Disparities Among Women With Arrhythmias? Jodie L. Hurwitz, MD
2 Women in Clinical Trials Jeanne S. Poole, MD
3 Genetic and Hereditary Considerations for Arrhythmias in Women Ohad Ziv, MD, and Elizabeth S. Kaufman, MD
4 Sex-Specific Electrophysiologic Properties Christine Tanaka-Esposito, MD, and Mina K. Chung, MD
5 Supraventricular Arrhythmias Cevher Ozcan, MD, and Anne B. Curtis, MD
6 Atrial Fibrillation in Women Susan J. Eisenberg, MD, and Taya V. Glotzer, MD
7 Drug Treatment in Women Katherine T. Murray, MD
8 Sudden Cardiac Death in Women Laura M. Gravelin, MD, and Rachel J. Lampert, MD
9 Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Therapy in Women Andrea M. Russo, MD
10 Pacing and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Women Judith A. Mackall, MD, and Yong-Mei Cha, MD
11 Syncope and POTS: Are Women Really Faint of Heart? Celina M. Yong, MD, and Karen J. Friday, MD
12 The Road to a Successful Women's Heart Clinic Darcy H. Theisen, MSN, CNP, and Bobbi L. Hoppe, MD
13 Taking a Look Around the World Uma N. Srivatsa, MBBS, and Amparo C. Villablanca, MD
14 Pregnancy and Arrhythmias Lynda E. Rosenfeld, MD
15 Lead Extraction in Women Ulrika M. Birgersdotter-Green, MD, and Margaret A. Lloyd, MD

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Krishna Kancharla, MD (Ochsner Clinic Foundation)
Description: This comprehensive book reviews the gender differences in arrhythmia prevalence, presentation, and management, covering the unique electrophysiological features of cardiac dysrhythmias in women and the striking disparities in management, outcomes, and device therapy based on gender.
Purpose: The unique purpose is to detail gender-specific differences in cardiac arrhythmias, physiology, management, and outcomes with expert opinions.
Audience: This is an invaluable resource for anyone taking care of women, particularly internists, cardiologists, and electrophysiologists, as well as trainees in these fields.
Features: This is the best available source of a concise yet detailed review of the literature on gender specific differences in arrhythmia presentation, therapeutic strategies, and outcomes. The 15 chapters review all core electrophysiological topics, including atrial and ventricular arrhythmias with a special emphasis on management during pregnancy, syncope, sudden cardiac death, and device therapy. The bar graphs and tables effectively summarize the key details and data.
Assessment: This is an outstanding book, and it is very easy to read and understand. Written by leaders in the field, it effectively closes the gap in the current knowledge of arrhythmia care in women. This is a must read resource for all physicians caring for patients with heart rhythm disorders.

Doody's Review Service

"Authored by experts in the field, it is a tremendous and thorough resource of information (including elaborate trial data and global perspectives), well written, beautifully illustrated, and relevantly referenced. It is what I consider to be a 'must-read' work for all of us who treat women, and a mandatory reference for those of us who manage women with rhythm disorders." —Nora Goldschlager, MD, Professor of Clinical Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, and Pacemaker Clinic Director at San Francisco General, CA

"Drs. Cha, Lloyd and Birgersdotter-Green are to be commended for putting together a comprehensive textbook exploring sex differences in arrhythmias and how they impact the diagnosis and treatment of women with electrophysiologic disorders." —Anne B. Curtis, MD, Charles and Mary Bauer Professor and Chair, Department of Medicine, University at Buffalo, NY

"This is a unique review of specific issues related to arrhythmias in women written by female leaders in the field of electrophysiology. This is an important contribution on a topic which to date has been largely ignored." —Anne M Gillis, MD, Professor of Medicine, Department of Cardiac Sciences, University of Calgary, Canada

"This is an outstanding book, and it is very easy to read and understand. Written by leaders in the field, it effectively closes the gap in the current knowledge of arrhythmia care in women. This is a must read resource for all physicians caring for patients with heart rhythm disorders." Weighted Numerical Score: 100 - 5 Stars! —Doody's Health Sciences Book Review

"The authors and editors have succeeded in presenting the data in an easily digestible fashion, and have covered the important issues and barriers relating to the treatment of arrhythmias in women. I recommend this book as a good resource not only for electrophysiologists, but for any physician or health professional caring for women with arrhythmias." —Circulation

"[...] In deepening an understanding of women's health, the book completes a more cohesive picture of the field as a whole. Even those who do not have a particular clinical focus on caring for female patients would do well to indulge in this little gem." —PACE

"This book is not only an important, but an essential resource for cardiologists, clinicians, electrophysiologists, internists, and related health care professionals who seek to better diagnose and treat arrhythmias in their women patients. It provides an up-to-date review of the diagnosis and treatment of atrial and ventricular arrhythmias." - Biz India Book Review

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