Includes case reports of patients' experiences with arrhythmias to familiarize patients and their families with the problems caused by arrhythmias.

Offers guidance and advice on diagnosis, treatment, and long-term care.

Provides authoritative, practical answers to your questions about cardiac arrhythmias.

Contains information about problems specific arrhythmias cause and the drugs and devices used to treat arrhythmias, including pacemakers and implantable defibrillators.

Describes the anatomy and physiology of the heart and the electrical components that give rise to arrhythmias.

Offers readers the chance to take a brief course in electrocardiography, a test used to diagnose arrhythmias and to evaluate the effects of treatment.

Includes electrocardiograms of some of the arrhythmias discussed in the case reports to illustrate how cardiologists recognize the various types of arrhythmias.