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Machines In Our Hearts
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Author : Kirk Jeffrey
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2003-04-01
Machines In Our Hearts written by Kirk Jeffrey and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-04-01 with Medical categories.
Today hundreds of thousands of Americans carry pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) within their bodies. These battery-powered machines—small computers, in fact—deliver electricity to the heart to correct dangerous disorders of the heartbeat. But few doctors, patients, or scholars know the history of these devices or how "heart-rhythm management" evolved into a multi-billion-dollar manufacturing and service industry. Machines in Our Hearts tells the story of these two implantable medical devices. Kirk Jeffrey, a historian of science and technology, traces the development of knowledge about the human heartbeat and follows surgeons, cardiologists, and engineers as they invent and test a variety of electronic devices. Numerous small manufacturing firms jumped into pacemaker production but eventually fell by the wayside, leaving only three American companies in the business today. Jeffrey profiles pioneering heart surgeons, inventors from the realms of engineering and medical research, and business leaders who built heart-rhythm management into an industry with thousands of employees and annual revenues in the hundreds of millions. As Jeffrey shows, the pacemaker (first implanted in 1958) and the ICD (1980) embody a paradox of high-tech health care: these technologies are effective and reliable but add billions to the nation's medical bill because of the huge growth in the number of patients who depend on implanted devices to manage their heartbeats.
Engineering In Medicine
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Author : M. Schaldach
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-12-06
Engineering In Medicine written by M. Schaldach and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-06 with Medical categories.
After more than a decade of successful application of cardiac pace makers in the therapy of cardiac rhythm disorders, technological and clinical experience has reached a level, at which a technical survey of this field should be of general interest and might promote the further improvement of pace maker therapy. The papers contained in this book were presented at the International Symposium on Advances in Pacemaker Technology, held at Erlangen on Sep tember 26 and 27,1974 under the auspices of the Societas Physica Medica Erlangensis. One of the traditional aims of the Societas has been the advance ment of diagnosis and therapy by the adaptation of medical skill to modern technology and scientific engineering conceptions. The major objective of this book is to present, in expanded form, the lectures given by internationally known basic and clinical researchers in the field of artificial pacing of the heart and to make that information available to a wider public. The experience discussed covers the principles and main methods of pacing using implantable and external, fixed rate, R-wave or P-wave triggered pacemakers with electrodes placed in the myocardium either surgically or transvenously, and powered by zinc-mercury oxide or rechargeable batteries. Particular emphasis was put on problems of pressing importance at the present time, such as the increase of pacemaker longevity with lithium iodide and nuclear-powered batteries or improved electrodes, as well as the postoperative management of a steadily increasing number of pacemaker patients.
The Making Of The Pacemaker
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Author : Wilson Greatbatch
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
The Making Of The Pacemaker written by Wilson Greatbatch and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Wilson Greatbatch had a brilliant idea and the technical know-how to turn his idea into a practical device, for which millions of people today are grateful. This is the story of the first pacemaker by the man who invented it. In the 1950s, while experimenting with the newly invented transistor, Greatbatch discovered "by accident" the proper design for a blocking oscillator, which he knew would work as the basic component of the pacemaker. After years of patient refinement of the early prototypes, in 1960, human implantation proved to be successful, and the new device immediately gave many seriously ill patients a new lease on life. Reminiscent of Edison's many dogged attempts to find the right solution in pursuit of an ingenious idea, this is a human-interest story at its best.
The Artificial Cardiac Pacemaker
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Author : H. J. Th Thalen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1969
The Artificial Cardiac Pacemaker written by H. J. Th Thalen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with Cardiac Pacemakers categories.
Electrotherapy Of The Heart
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Author : Max Schaldach
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-12-06
Electrotherapy Of The Heart written by Max Schaldach and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-06 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Since 1958, when the first cardiac pacing system was implanted, the exemplary collaboration between medicine and engineering has developed into an extremely successful therapy. The book highlights many of the recent and most important technological advances and shows the multidisciplinary nature of the technical task of pacemaker development which is based on the diverse components of physiology, electronics, physics, electrochemistry and the material sciences.
Cardiac Pacemakers And Resynchronization Step By Step
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Author : S. Serge Barold
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2010-11-09
Cardiac Pacemakers And Resynchronization Step By Step written by S. Serge Barold and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11-09 with Medical categories.
This new edition of the bestselling step-by-step introduction to cardiac pacemakers now includes additional material on CRT and an accompanying website. It retains the effective use of full-page illustrations and short explanations that gained the book such enormous popularity and now provides information on recent advances in cardiac pacing, including biventricular pacing for the treatment of heart failure.
Perioperative Management Of Pacemaker Patients
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Author : J.L. Atlee III
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-12-06
Perioperative Management Of Pacemaker Patients written by J.L. Atlee III and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-06 with Medical categories.
A symposium, "Perioperative Management of Pacemaker Patients", was held in May 1990 at the Karl-Franzens-Universitat, Landeskrankenhaus Graz, Austria. The purpose of the symposium, organized by the Departments of Anesthesiology and Surgery, was to discuss the current status of permanent pacemaker technology, emerging developments in this field, legal issues, indications and methods for tempor ary perioperative pacing, and the potential for pacemaker malfunction and adverse patient-pacemaker interactions in perioperative and other medical settings. It was hoped that participants would come to some consensus concerning recommendations for satisfactory perioperative management of pacemaker patients. This symposium was probably the fIrst occasion ever that brought together representatives of the pacemaker industry, implanting physicians, and physicians responsible for the management of pacemaker patients in perioperative and other hospital settings to discuss these important matters. Certainly, it was recognized by all who attended that there existed at the time little in the way of substantial knowledge of how to best manage pacemaker patients or patients with possible indications for temporary pacing in "unique" hospital settings especially with exposure to electroma gnetic and other potential interference, but in the absence of professional persons with direct knowledge of pacemakers and related devices. Much new information was presented and useful ideas exchanged, so that three symposium participants were of the opinion that papers presented at this meeting should be published as a collective work.
Understanding Pacemakers
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Author : David Sonnenburg
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1986
Understanding Pacemakers written by David Sonnenburg and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Family & Relationships categories.
Pacemakers And Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators An Expert S Manual
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Author : Amin Al-Ahmad, MD
language : en
Publisher: Cardiotext Publishing
Release Date : 2010-06-10
Pacemakers And Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators An Expert S Manual written by Amin Al-Ahmad, MD and has been published by Cardiotext Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-06-10 with Medical categories.
In the rapidly evolving field of treating cardiac arrhythmias, the importance of direct management of patients with implantable cardiac devices is growing. The devices have become increasingly complex, and understanding their algorithms and growing programming options is essential for physicians who implant and manage them. Written by experts and world authorities in the field, Pacemakers and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators: An Expert's Manual provides electrophysiologists, fellows in training, nurses, and cardiovascular technicians involved in day-to-day management of device patients with detailed information about the many device algorithms and interactions. Heavily illustrated with over 300 figures and tables Uniquely meets the day-to-day needs of all direct management professionals Focuses in detail on algorithms Describes device interactions, addressing every major manufacturer Provides in-depth insight into pacing, including biventricular pacing Discusses arrhythmia detection and device classification, testing, and therapy Pacemakers and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators: An Expert's Manual was listed by the American Journal of Cardiology as one of the "Good Books in Cardiovascular Disease in 2010." - American Journal of Cardiology Vol. 107, Issue 8, Pages 1250-1251
Simplified Interpretation Of Pacemaker Ecgs
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Author : Aaron B. Hesselson
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2008-04-30
Simplified Interpretation Of Pacemaker Ecgs written by Aaron B. Hesselson and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-04-30 with Medical categories.
The advances in technology surrounding pacemakers has led to an inevitable increase in the complexity of ECG interpretation of pacemaker-generated rhythms. Simplified Interpretation of Pacemaker ECGs offers a step-by-step description of pacemaker ECG interpretations. An invaluable resource for cardiologists, residents, house officers, general clinicians, and nurse practitioners, this text includes: a step-by-step description of pacemaker ECG interpretations a brief refresher course on basic ECG interpretation with an overview of the conduction system of the heart a review of the hardware associated with pacing an explanation and discussion of the sensing and pacing function coverage of the most common pacing modalities and unusual pacing situations a series of case studies that bring together all of the information learned and provide the reader with a self-assessment of topics to review ECGs, charts, and illustrations