Arrhythmias in Women: Diagnosis and Management

Arrhythmias in Women: Diagnosis and Management

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

Abstract

This online resource 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, it provides a concise and up-to-date review of the diagnosis and treatment of atrial and ventricular arrhythmias in women. Additionally, it reviews indications for device therapy and management of device complications in women.

Bibliographic Information

Publisher:: Oxford University Press

Print Publication Date:: Apr 2014

Print ISBN-13:: 9780199321971

Published online:: Aug 2014

DOI:: 10.1093/med/9780199321971.001.0001

Authors

Yong-Mei Cha, editor Mayo Clinic College of Medicine

Margaret A. Lloyd, editor Mayo Clinic College of Medicine

Ulrika M. Birgersdotter-Green, editor UCSD

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Front Matter
Chapter One Sex Bias or Sex Disparities Among Women With Arrhythmias?Jodie L. Hurwitz, MD
Chapter Two Women in Clinical TrialsJeanne E. Poole, MD
Chapter Three Genetic and Hereditary Considerations for Arrhythmias in WomenOhad Ziv, MD, and Elizabeth S. Kaufman, MD
Chapter Four Sex-Specific Electrophysiologic PropertiesChristine Tanaka-Esposito, MD, and Mina K. Chung, MD
Chapter Five Supraventricular ArrhythmiasCevher Ozcan, MD, and Anne B. Curtis, MD
Chapter Six Atrial Fibrillation in WomenSusan J. Eisenberg, MD, and Taya V. Glotzer, MD
Chapter Seven Drug Treatment in WomenKatherine T. Murray, MD
Chapter Eight Sudden Cardiac Death in WomenLaura M. Gravelin, MD, and Rachel J. Lampert, MD
Chapter Nine Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Therapy in WomenAndrea M. Russo, MD
Chapter Ten Pacing and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in WomenJudith A. Mackall, MD, and Yong-Mei Cha, MD
Chapter Eleven Syncope and POTS: Are Women Really Faint of Heart?Celina M. Yong, MD, MSc, MBA, and Karen J. Friday, MD
Chapter Twelve The Road to a Successful Women’s Heart ClinicDarcy H. Theisen, MSN, CNP, and Bobbi L. Hoppe, MD
Chapter Thirteen Taking a Look Around the WorldUma N. Srivatsa, MBBS, MAS, and Amparo C. Villablanca, MD
Chapter Fourteen Pregnancy and ArrhythmiasLynda E. Rosenfeld, MD
Chapter Fifteen Lead Extraction in WomenUlrika M. Birgersdotter-Green, MD, and Margaret A. Lloyd, MD, MBA
End Matter
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Arrhythmias in Women: Diagnosis and Management

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

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