This book addresses the tough clinical issues faced by electrophysiologists and cardiologists who treat patients with Cardiac Implantable Electrical Devices (CIEDs) in real-world practice. With contributions from widely recognized international leaders in the field, this 10-chapter resource covers a variety of controversies with CIEDs, from discerning what device is appropriate to use for heart failure to ethical issues in their use at the end of a patient's life. To supplement these discussions, chapters review opposing positions on both sides of a controversy and present clinical material to illustrate the different perspectives. Clinical Controversies in Device Therapy for Cardiac Arrhythmias is an essential resource not only for physicians, residents, and fellows in cardiac electrophysiology and cardiology but also for associated professionals including nurses and technicians who work with CIEDs.

Jonathan S. Steinberg, MDProfessor of Medicine (adj)University of Rochester School of Medicine & DentistryCore Professor of Cardiology and Internal MedicineHackensack Meridian School of Medicine at Seton Hall UniversityDirector, SMG Arrhythmia CenterSummit Medical Group Andrew E. Epstein, MD, FAHA, FACC, FHRSProfessor of MedicineElectrophysiology Section, Cardiovascular DivisionUniversity of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PAChief, Cardiology SectionCrescenz VA Medical CenterPhiladelphia, PA