Profiles in Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology is a collection of short biographies of scientists and physicians who have played (or still play) a significant role in improving diagnosis and therapy of heart rhythm disturbances including electrophysiology and pacing. Altogether, approximately 250 remarkable individuals are described. Not only is the book filled with biographies of past pioneers of rhythmology, some of whom lived long ago, but it also includes many contemporary rhythmologists. In addition to these biographies, it contains:An extensive table of the History of the Disorders of Cardiac Rhythm from the 16th to the 20th century A series of historical pages developed by the author for every issue of the Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology (JICE) and reflecting eminent personalities or events in medicine A glossary of arrhythmias, electrophysiology and pacing
Author(s): Berndt Luderitz MD
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Year: 2005
Language: English
Pages: 242
Profiles in Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology......Page 5
Contents......Page 7
Foreword......Page 10
Preface......Page 11
About the Author......Page 13
Part 1 Encyclopedia Rhythmologica......Page 15
Part 2 Dictionary of Electrophysiology and Pacing......Page 129
Part 3 Historical Pages......Page 147
Appendix 1 History Table......Page 231
Appendix 2 NASPE (North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology)–Heart Rhythm Society......Page 234
Appendix 3 Name Index......Page 238
