Main description:

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.

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