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Cardiac arrhythmias. twenty-fifth hahnemann symposium
REVIEWS
TRANSPOSITION OF GREAT
Guntheroth Cardlo~uc
VESSEIS The ctricl
beffle operetion
The develooment perslmteni melformation,
c8rdiovuc
for
treMpodtl0n
of laoleted ventiicuhr
tmncum erterl~
A-V
WC. Clie 4i19-53.
IN CARDIDLDGY
1979 (17 ref.)
VENA CAVi, INF’EkIOR
of the
Supeflor end hferior v&y hv8l obetmctlon. SpIttell JA Jr. Cudlorut CUE 5~391-72. 1979 (19 hf.) Infertor vene avd ooclumlon tn !4te pregnuw. Scott DB. Clin heath 10:57-50. 1974 (21 ref.)
se~tal defect.
caiul
and trumpwltlon complexes. Goor DA. cth 4:145-74, 1973 (33 ref.)
VECTORtiARDIOGRAPHY CorrelatIona of the electrocudlogrun end vectorcudlogrem to congenItal heart dleeaee.
VENA CAVA, StiPRRIOR Percutaneow utheterhtion of the leternel jugular vein. lhfaique RJ. Amsth AB& (Cleve) SS:ll9-31. Jen-Feb 74 (m ref.) Superior and Inferior vena ceval obetmctlon. Spittell JA Jr. Cardlohmc CHn E991-73. 1975 (10 ref.)
BOOK REVIEWS
CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS. TWENTY-FIFTH HAHNEMANN SYMPOSIUM, edited by Leonard S. Dreifus and Wiiiiam Likoff. New York, Grune &?I Stratton, 1973, 650 pages, $29.75
Only in the past decade has the development of new techniques begun to open the door to the mysteries surrounding many arrhythmias. This volume, consisting of 650 pages and 49 articles, admirably covers the numerous recent advances in both the electrophysiology of the arrhythmias and the clinical application of these findings to diagnosis and treatment. The symposium fulfills its purpose and does not attempt to be a complete textbook; for example, the basic diagnostic features of each arrhythmia are not presented and there is no specific chapter on arrhythmias in myocardial infarction, His bundle electrocardiography or “sick sinus syndrome.” These latter subjects are discussed in one or more articles, and the arrangement of the material in sections, the detailed table of contents and the adequate bibliography facilitate the location of any topic. The book is divided into seven sections with some overlapping, and, inevitably, some duplication. The longest and most detailed section covers the pathophysiology of impulse formation and conduction. There are comprehensive sections on Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, atrioventricular conduction, subjunctional conduction and pacemakers. Individual articles, which can be highly recommended, discuss the combined actions of antiarrhythmic drugs, recognition of premature systoles arising in the Purkinje system and the treatment of intractable arrhythmias. This volume offers authoritative and well presented material in a field in which basic knowledge and therapy are often limited and tentative. Various theories and points of view are offered and, although this approach sometimes re-
quires detailed reading, the results will be rewarding cardiologist.
to the
Harry Jaffe, MD New York, N. Y.
CIRCULATORY PHYSIOLOGY: CARDIAC OUTPUT AND ITS REGULATION, second edition, by A.C. Guyton, MD, C.E. Jones, MD, T.G. Coleman, Phb. Philadelphia, WB Saunders, 1973,556 pages
The second edition of this book maintains
the tradition
of
excellence established by the earlier edition. The authors have written a text that is clear and relevant to many of the issues facing physicians in their clinical practice. Important research advances of the past decade are outlined with references readily available. The background of and techniques of testing methods for obtaining cardiac output are detailed in an expanded and scholarly section. A major contribution appearing in this edition is a two chapter section dealing with qualitative application of computer analysis. The reader is slowly led through what, at first glance, appears to be an electronic quagmire only to find that he is on the other side and on very firm footing. From this firm base, cardiac output regulation in specific physiologic and pathologic states is discussed. This volume will undoubtedly be the principal reference source on this subject for physicians. This book gives to the medical student, cardiology resident and practicing cardiologist the basic physiologic understanding needed to handle all cardiac problems.
June 1974
Bet-tram J. Newman, MD New York, N. Y.
The American
Journal o? CARDIOLOGY
Volume 33
935
TRANSPOSITION OF GREAT
Guntheroth Cardlo~uc
VESSEIS The ctricl
beffle operetion
The develooment perslmteni melformation,
c8rdiovuc
for
treMpodtl0n
of laoleted ventiicuhr
tmncum erterl~
A-V
WC. Clie 4i19-53.
IN CARDIDLDGY
1979 (17 ref.)
VENA CAVi, INF’EkIOR
of the
Supeflor end hferior v&y hv8l obetmctlon. SpIttell JA Jr. Cudlorut CUE 5~391-72. 1979 (19 hf.) Infertor vene avd ooclumlon tn !4te pregnuw. Scott DB. Clin heath 10:57-50. 1974 (21 ref.)
se~tal defect.
caiul
and trumpwltlon complexes. Goor DA. cth 4:145-74, 1973 (33 ref.)
VECTORtiARDIOGRAPHY CorrelatIona of the electrocudlogrun end vectorcudlogrem to congenItal heart dleeaee.
VENA CAVA, StiPRRIOR Percutaneow utheterhtion of the leternel jugular vein. lhfaique RJ. Amsth AB& (Cleve) SS:ll9-31. Jen-Feb 74 (m ref.) Superior and Inferior vena ceval obetmctlon. Spittell JA Jr. Cardlohmc CHn E991-73. 1975 (10 ref.)
BOOK REVIEWS
CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS. TWENTY-FIFTH HAHNEMANN SYMPOSIUM, edited by Leonard S. Dreifus and Wiiiiam Likoff. New York, Grune &?I Stratton, 1973, 650 pages, $29.75
Only in the past decade has the development of new techniques begun to open the door to the mysteries surrounding many arrhythmias. This volume, consisting of 650 pages and 49 articles, admirably covers the numerous recent advances in both the electrophysiology of the arrhythmias and the clinical application of these findings to diagnosis and treatment. The symposium fulfills its purpose and does not attempt to be a complete textbook; for example, the basic diagnostic features of each arrhythmia are not presented and there is no specific chapter on arrhythmias in myocardial infarction, His bundle electrocardiography or “sick sinus syndrome.” These latter subjects are discussed in one or more articles, and the arrangement of the material in sections, the detailed table of contents and the adequate bibliography facilitate the location of any topic. The book is divided into seven sections with some overlapping, and, inevitably, some duplication. The longest and most detailed section covers the pathophysiology of impulse formation and conduction. There are comprehensive sections on Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, atrioventricular conduction, subjunctional conduction and pacemakers. Individual articles, which can be highly recommended, discuss the combined actions of antiarrhythmic drugs, recognition of premature systoles arising in the Purkinje system and the treatment of intractable arrhythmias. This volume offers authoritative and well presented material in a field in which basic knowledge and therapy are often limited and tentative. Various theories and points of view are offered and, although this approach sometimes re-
quires detailed reading, the results will be rewarding cardiologist.
to the
Harry Jaffe, MD New York, N. Y.
CIRCULATORY PHYSIOLOGY: CARDIAC OUTPUT AND ITS REGULATION, second edition, by A.C. Guyton, MD, C.E. Jones, MD, T.G. Coleman, Phb. Philadelphia, WB Saunders, 1973,556 pages
The second edition of this book maintains
the tradition
of
excellence established by the earlier edition. The authors have written a text that is clear and relevant to many of the issues facing physicians in their clinical practice. Important research advances of the past decade are outlined with references readily available. The background of and techniques of testing methods for obtaining cardiac output are detailed in an expanded and scholarly section. A major contribution appearing in this edition is a two chapter section dealing with qualitative application of computer analysis. The reader is slowly led through what, at first glance, appears to be an electronic quagmire only to find that he is on the other side and on very firm footing. From this firm base, cardiac output regulation in specific physiologic and pathologic states is discussed. This volume will undoubtedly be the principal reference source on this subject for physicians. This book gives to the medical student, cardiology resident and practicing cardiologist the basic physiologic understanding needed to handle all cardiac problems.
June 1974
Bet-tram J. Newman, MD New York, N. Y.
The American
Journal o? CARDIOLOGY
Volume 33
935