Diagnosis and Prevention of Arrhythmias in the Elderly

Author: Ji Chengyin
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Publish Date: 2004-02-01
Features: This book aims to explain and popularize the diagnosis and prevention of arrhythmias for a broad audience of elderly patients with arrhythmias and grassroots healthcare personnel, striving to build a bridge of communication between elderly patients with heart disease and healthcare professionals. The book focuses on introducing various arrhythmias that are most prone to occur in the elderly to readers, including their causes, classifications, examinations, diagnosis, and prevention, as well as the basic knowledge of frequently performed critical patient ECG monitoring, Holter monitoring, ventricular late potential testing, and the implantation of artificial pacemakers, cardiac defibrillation, radiofrequency ablation, and drug treatment. The content is rich, the language is easy to understand, and the book is illustrated with visuals. It is suitable for reading by a broad audience of elderly patients with heart disease and clinical physicians. This book aims to explain and popularize the diagnosis and prevention of arrhythmias for a broad audience of elderly patients with arrhythmias and grassroots healthcare personnel, striving to build a bridge of communication between elderly patients with heart disease and healthcare professionals. The book focuses on introducing various arrhythmias that are most prone to occur in the elderly to readers, including their causes, classifications, examinations, diagnosis, and prevention, as well as the basic knowledge of frequently performed critical patient ECG monitoring, Holter monitoring, ventricular late potential testing, and the implantation of artificial pacemakers, cardiac defibrillation, radiofrequency ablation, and drug treatment. The content is rich, the language is easy to understand, and the book is illustrated with visuals. It is suitable for reading by a broad audience of elderly patients with heart disease and clinical physicians.