In Practice Series GYH Lip University Department of Medicine City Hospital, Birmingham, UK £18.95,  978-1-85315-484-3,  76pp,  Paperback,  March 2002

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Aimed at junior hospital doctors and general practitioners, the In Practice Series has been devised by RSM Press to present clearcut and accessible opinion-leader advice and summary facts relevant to everyday clinical practice.

Atrial fibrillation is the most common cardiac rhythm disorder, but its management remains suboptimal. This book provides a clear, concise, management-orientated approach to the condition. An overview of the epidemiology, aetiology and pathophysiology of the disorder is given, along with practical summaries of appropriate treatments and management strategies.

Atrial fibrillation in Practice is of great value to general practitioners and hospital doctors, as well as to undergraduate and postgraduate students of medicine and other healthcare professionals.

Contents:
Epidemiology and Importance (Introduction, Epidemiology, Incidence and prevalence, Clinical implications and importance, Does asymptomatic atrial fibrillation carry the same degree of risk as the symptomatic form?, Atrial fibrillation in the community, Atrial fibrillation in hospital practice, Atrial fibrillation and the patient); Aetiology (Hypertension, Coronary heart disease, Heart failure, Valve disease, Congenital heart disease, Cardiomyopathy and pericardial disease, Alcohol, Thyroid disease, Chest disease, Familial atrial fibrillation, Lone atrial fibrillation); Pathophysiology and electrophysiology (pathophysiology, electrophysiology); Clinical Features (Symptoms, Clinical examination, Overview); Investigations (Basic investigations, Documenting the arrhythmia, Echocardiography, Other investigations); Non-drug management (Pacemaker therapy, Electrophysiological techniques, Atrial implantable defibrillator, Surgery); Drug management (Cardiac gylcosides, Comparisons of antiarrhythmic agents, Class I antiarrhythmic agents, Class II antiarrhythmic agents, Class III antiarrhythmic agents, Class IV antiarrhythmic agents, Clonidine, Are antiarrhythmics all equal in terns of prognosis in atrial fibrillation patients?, Drugs for atrial fibrillation and heart failure); Management strategies (Acute atrial fibrillation, Paroxysmal (recurrent) atrial fibrillation, Persistent atrial fibrillation, Permanent atrial fibrillation, Can intervention be worse than non-intervention?); Antithrombotic therapy (Antithrombotic therapy for atrial fibrillation in the clinical setting, Acute atrial fibrillation, Paroxysmal and permanent atrial fibrillation, Atrial fibrillation patients presenting with stroke, Risk stratification, Bleeding risks, Other strategies in providing thromboprophylaxism, From trials to clinical practice).

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