Rate Adaptive Cardiac Pacing

"Rate Adaptive Cardiac Pacing" provides a comprehensive§overview of this most advanced form of stimulating the heart§by means of cardiac pacemakers that vary the pacing rate§according to the needs of the patients. The heart rate is§controlled by one or several sensors that detect various§parameters such as respiration,blood temperature, oxygen§saturation, intracardiac pressure, QT interval, stroke§volume andbody activity. Besides describing the clinical§and functional characteristics of these various sensors, the§book also gives a clear understanding of hemodynamic aspects§and in particular, all clinical issues of importance such as§indications for rate adaptive pacing and selection of the§appropriate patients for rate adaptive pacemakers, with many§ECG samples. The book also covers new concepts in rate§adaptive pacing such as single lead atrial synchronous§pacing and the combination of various sensors, which are§among the most recent developments in the field. With§contributions from the most wellknown experts in the field§from allover the world, this book is the first publication§to cover all the hemodynamic, clinical and technical aspects§of rate adaptive cardiac pacing.