001439189 000__ 05714cam\a2200589\a\4500 001439189 001__ 1439189 001439189 003__ OCoLC 001439189 005__ 20230309004415.0 001439189 006__ m\\\\\o\\d\\\\\\\\ 001439189 007__ cr\un\nnnunnun 001439189 008__ 210828s2021\\\\sz\\\\\\ob\\\\001\0\eng\d 001439189 019__ $$a1265464799 001439189 020__ $$a9783030773823$$q(electronic bk.) 001439189 020__ $$a3030773825$$q(electronic bk.) 001439189 020__ $$z3030773817 001439189 020__ $$z9783030773816 001439189 0247_ $$a10.1007/978-3-030-77382-3$$2doi 001439189 035__ $$aSP(OCoLC)1265456330 001439189 040__ $$aYDX$$beng$$epn$$cYDX$$dGW5XE$$dEBLCP$$dOCLCO$$dOCLCF$$dUKAHL$$dOCLCQ$$dCOM$$dOCLCO$$dN$T$$dOCLCQ$$dCASUM 001439189 049__ $$aISEA 001439189 050_4 $$aRC681 001439189 08204 $$a616.1/2$$223 001439189 1001_ $$aGomes, J. Anthony. 001439189 24510 $$aRhythms of broken hearts :$$bhistory, manifestations, and treatment of heart rhythm disorders and heart disease /$$cJ. Anthony Gomes. 001439189 260__ $$aCham :$$bSpringer,$$c2021. 001439189 300__ $$a1 online resource 001439189 336__ $$atext$$btxt$$2rdacontent 001439189 337__ $$acomputer$$bc$$2rdamedia 001439189 338__ $$aonline resource$$bcr$$2rdacarrier 001439189 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 001439189 5050_ $$aIntro -- Praise for Rhythms of Broken Hearts -- Books by J. Anthony Gomes, MD -- Author's Note -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Part I: The Mythology of the Human Heart -- Chapter 1: Romanticizing the Heart -- Ancient Egyptian View of the Heart -- Ancient Indian View of the Heart -- Ancient Greek View of the Heart -- Ancient Islamic View of the Heart -- The Renaissance Heart -- William Harvey's View of the Heart -- The Heart as Metaphor -- Chapter 2: The Mysteries of the Age-Old Pulse -- The Rosetta Stone of Ancient Egyptian Medicine 001439189 5058_ $$aClassifying the Pulse: Ancient Asian Medicine -- Dissections and Clepsydras: The Ancient Greeks and Romans -- Avicenna and Maimonides -- The Pulsilogium and the Stopwatch -- Current Understanding of the Pulse -- Conclusions -- Part II: The Renaissance Period in Heart Rhythm Disorders -- Chapter 3: Demystifying the Heart -- The Cartography of the Heart -- The Search for the Command Center -- The Org Chart of Control -- Inside the Command Fibers -- Chapter 4: Understanding Heart Rhythm Disorders: The Birth of the ECG and Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology -- The Code of the Electrocardiogram (ECG) 001439189 5058_ $$aStarting and Stopping Heartbeats -- Tapping the Signals From Within the Heart -- Enter Dr. Benjamin Scherlag, Ph. D. -- The USPHS Hospital and Its Electrophysiology Laboratory -- Dr. Anthony N. Damato: The Grandfather of Clinical Electrophysiology -- Part III: Galloping Away in the Atrium -- Chapter 5: Living with a Galloping Heart -- George Ralph Mines and the Circles of PSVT -- Maria's PSVT -- Identifying Maria's Syndrome -- What Causes WPW Syndrome? -- Maria's Life-Threatening Complication -- The Commonest Supraventricular Tachycardia -- The Case of Antoinette 001439189 5058_ $$aChapter 6: Radical Ideas: The Road to Conquering Supraventricular Tachycardia -- The Road to Ending PSVT -- The Attempt to Save Diane -- Catheters and Radio Waves -- Diane and Her Secret Companion -- Antoinette's Curative Ablation of AVNRT -- The Management of AVNRT -- Chapter 7: Atrial Fibrillation: The Heart's Tap Dance -- Triggers and Genes -- The Cost of Atrial Fibrillation -- The Insidious Upshots of Atrial Fibrillation -- Evolution of Clot Prevention in AF Treatment -- The Story of Warfarin -- The New Anticoagulants -- Preventing Strokes in Patients with AF 001439189 5058_ $$aNew Devices for Stroke Prevention -- Evolution of Rhythm and Rate Control in AF -- Cardioversion -- The Story of Maze -- Medical Societies and Their Guidelines -- Ablation: Fire and Ice -- Treating Marjorie -- Chapter 8: The Sawtooth Rhythm: Atrial Flutter -- The Story of the Purple Foxglove (Digitalis) -- The Road to Definitive Treatment -- Part IV: Abnormal Rhythms Arising from the Ventricles -- Chapter 9: The Elusive Ventricular Extra-Beat -- The Origins of VPCs -- Martha: Anxiety Versus VPCs -- The Rock and the Mountain -- VPC-Induced Cardiomyopathy 001439189 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 001439189 520__ $$aThis book provides an overview of the history, manifestations, and treatment of heart disease and heart rhythm disorders. In addition, it covers the effects on the lives of patients, coping mechanisms, and relationships with doctors, family, religion, and death. The book uniquely intersects the fields of medicine, literature, science, and art. Chapters begin by familiarizing the reader with the historical aspects of manifestations and treatment discussing both scientific and psychological aspects of the disease. Chapters also discuss the evolution of several treatment modalities. Every chapter of the book contains interesting and evocative patient stories and their treatment. Rhythms of Broken Hearts will be of interest to a wide spectrum of health care practitioners as well as to patients and related family members with interest in understanding their symptoms and disease entity. 001439189 588__ $$aOnline resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed September 13, 2021). 001439189 650_0 $$aHeart$$xDiseases. 001439189 650_0 $$aArrhythmia. 001439189 650_0 $$aHeart beat. 001439189 650_6 $$aCœur$$xMaladies. 001439189 650_6 $$aArythmie. 001439189 650_6 $$aRythme cardiaque. 001439189 655_0 $$aElectronic books. 001439189 77608 $$iPrint version:$$aGomes, J. 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