Arrhythmias in Women: Diagnosis and Management

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.

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Preface
Names of Clinical Trials, Studies and Registries
1 Sex Bias or Sex Disparities Among Women With Arrhythmias?
2 Women in Clinical Trials
3 Genetic and Hereditary Considerations for Arrhythmias in Women
4 Sex-Specific Electrophysiologic Properties
5 Supraventricular Arrhythmias
6 Atrial Fibrillation in Women
7 Drug Treatment in Women
8 Sudden Cardiac Death in Women
9 Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Therapy in Women
10 Pacing and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Women
11 Syncope and POTS: Are Women Really Faint of Heart?
12 The Road to a Successful Women’s Heart Clinic
13 Taking a Look Around the World
14 Pregnancy and Arrhythmias
15 Lead Extraction in Women