Pulmonary Disease, An Issue of Medical Clinics of North America

This issue of Medical Clinics of North America, guest edited by Dr.

Otto Costantini, is devoted to Cardiac Arrhythmias.

Articles in this important issue include: Basic principles of cardiac electrophysiology; The electrocardiogram: Still a useful tool in the primary care office; Palpitation: Extended electrocardiogram monitoring: Which tests to use and when; Inherited cardiac arrhythmias/channelopathies; Antiarrhythmic drugs: Benefits and risks; Stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation: Anticoagulants and/or devices; Pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic management of atrial fibrillation; Supraventricular tachycardia; Ventricular tachycardia with and without structural heart disease; Cardiac Devices: Pacemakers, Defibrillators and Biventricular Devices; Brady-arrhythmias; When is syncope arrhythmic?

; Sudden Cardiac Death: Who is at risk?

; and Arrhythmias and Congenital Heart Disease.

A CME program is also available for this title.