The paper "Information Technology Aspects of Integrated Cardiac Rhythm Disease Management", written by the AIT experts Dieter Hayn, Hannes Kumpusch, Rene Labenbacher, Robert Modre-Osprian and Günter Schreier (eHealth & AAL) has recently hit the 3000-download-mark. The top downloads of the paper are from United States of America, China, India, Japan and United Kingdom. The paper is published within the book "Modern Pacemakers - Present and Future".
The book focuses upon clinical as well as engineering aspects of modern cardiac pacemakers. Modern pacemaker functions, implant techniques, various complications related to implant and complications during follow-up are covered. The issue of interaction between magnetic resonance imaging and pacemakers are well discussed. Chapters are also included discussing the role of pacemakers in congenital and acquired conduction disease. Apart from pacing for bradycardia, the role of pacemakers in cardiac resynchronization therapy has been an important aspect of management of advanced heart failure. The book provides an excellent overview of implantation techniques as well as benefits and limitations of cardiac resynchronization therapy.
The AIT experts' chapter describes how information technology can support integrated cardiac rhythm disease management. Since cardiology in general and cardiac rhythm disease management in particular is still a field with a strong innovation process, new methods and devices are entering the scene all the time. Doing things in a different and better way is part of this innovation process and standardisation will always be one step behind. As far as basic and routine procedures and follow-ups are concerned, however, for the sake of safety and efficiency, neither the patient nor the physician should be forced to deal with multiple systems and multiple interfaces that are not related to one another. Information and communication technologies can help to bridge the gap between both standardisation and innovation and will increasingly become a key technology for cardiac rhythm disease management.
The book containing the paper can be directly accessed at this link:
http://www.intechopen.com/books/show/title/modern-pacemakers-present-and-future
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