Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology: Techniques and Interpretations [Hardcover]

Mark E. Josephson (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0683306936 | ISBN-13: 978-0683306934 | Publication Date: December 15, 2001 | Edition: Third

The gold standard in electrophysiology, Dr. Josephson's book brings to light current relevant practices aimed at medical internists, clinical cardiologists, and electrophysiologists, emphasizing the capabilities and limitations of clinical cardiac electrophysiology techniques. Thoroughly revised, the Third Edition includes increased coverage of catheter ablation and the latest information on new catheters and computers that measure electrical activity in the heart. Full-color heart maps and illustrations of electrophysiologic concepts help clarify the text.

A Brandon-Hill recommended title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1008 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Third edition (December 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0683306936
• ISBN-13: 978-0683306934
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.7 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,227,587 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not-such-a-great classic, March 25, 2003

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Geoffrey Trim (British Columbia, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology: Techniques and Interpretations (Hardcover)

Josephson is regarded as one of the semi-classic EP textbooks, but on the evidence of this edition, this may not be justified. The text is verbose, turgid and hard to read, and the numerous electrograms are poorly reproduced, making them hard to read and interpret. In retrospect, I'm not sure that this book was worth purchasing. The publishers need to clean up the text and improve the quality of the electrograms to make this a worthwhile purchase.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Prior edition, January 25, 2009

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Michael K. Belz "carmkb" (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology: Techniques and Interpretations (Hardcover)

The third edition of this textbook is a definitive work on the art and science of nuts and bolts clinical electrophysiology. To practice competent invasive EP you need to understand pretty much everything written here, as a starting point.
I don't own the latest edition but have perused it several times at meetings. I don't think it compares to other books available that cover 3D anatomical mapping and newer technologies better. If you are an EP fellow, I would recommend getting an inexpensive 3rd edition of this book and look elsewhere for the more current technology. You don't want to end up being able to do AF ablations and not understand how to diagnose an antidromic AVRT.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Once a must-read, now a passable reference book, June 24, 2009

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Typographer (Indianapolis, IN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology: Techniques and Interpretations (Solution (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins)) (Hardcover)

The text is patriarchal. "I do", "I believe", "I think" prevails. He's the grandpa of electrophysiology, but I think he should retire from writing books. Better alternatives exist (Clinical Arrhythmology and Electrophysiology: A Companion to Braunwald's Heart Disease: Expert Consult: Online and Print (Expert Consult Title: Online + Print), Catheter Ablation of Cardiac Arrhythmias: A Practical Approach, Handbook of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Catheter Ablation of Cardiac Arrhythmias. If you like the comprehensive approach, go for Cardiac Electrophysiology: From Cell to Bedside: Expert Consult - Online and Print, by far THE reference book in EP.

Let the old man (and his obsolete book) retire in peace and stop haunt the EP fellows' nights.