Management of Cardiac Arrhythmias

Gaffud, Michael

doi:10.1007/978-0-387-75246-4_95

Michael Gaffud⁴

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The heart is influenced by multiple factors which affect its rate and rhythm, including neural, hormonal, metabolic, and drug effects. The major concerns when faced with an abnormal heart rate and rhythm are perfusion of vital organs and identifying and treating the arrhythmia.

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Department of General Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
Michael Gaffud (Resident)

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Undergraduate Surgical Education, Rush Medical College of Rush University Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
Jonathan A. Myers MD (Assistant Professor of Surgery Director) (Assistant Professor of Surgery Director)
Surgical Sciences and Services, Rush Medical College of Rush University Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
Keith W. Millikan MD (Professor of Surgery Associate Dean) (Professor of Surgery Associate Dean)
Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Rush Medical College of Rush University Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
Theodore J. Saclarides MD (Professor of Surgery Head) (Professor of Surgery Head)

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Gaffud, M. (2008). Management of Cardiac Arrhythmias. In: Myers, J.A., Millikan, K.W., Saclarides, T.J. (eds) Common Surgical Diseases. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-75246-4_95

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