**Meet the editors**

Dr. Erkapic finished medicine study at J.W. Goethe University of Medicine in Frankfurt/Main, approbation in 2006, at J. Gutenberg University of Medicine in Mainz, specialty in internal medicine, cardiology and electrophysiology at Kerckhoff Heart and Thorax Center in Bad Nauheim, J.W. Goethe University of Medicine in Frankfurt/Main and J. Liebig University of Medicine in Gießen (all in Germany). Currently Dr. Erkapic is Cardiologist/Electrophysiologist at the University Clinic of Gießen and Kerckhoff Heart and Thorax Center. Fellow of the German Heartrhythm Fellowship (2008-2010). He is member of the German Society of Cardiology (DGK), European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA). He is author and co-author of 2 books and several international publications in refereed journals and conferences.

Dr. Bauernfeind finished medicine study and approbation at Semmelweis University of Medicine 2003 in Budapest, specialty in internal medicine (2008) and cardiology (2011) following training at National Health Centre in Budapest, Thoraxcentre, Erasmus University in Rotterdam and Goethe University in Frankfurt/Main. Currently he is Consultant Cardiologist/ Electrophysiologist at the Central Clinic of Suhl. Also, he is member of the Hungarian Society of Cardiology, German Society of Cardiology (DGK), and European Society of Cardiology (ESC). Dr. Bauernfeind is author and co-Author of several international publications in peer reviewed journals and conferences.

Contents

**Preface VII**

**Section 1 External Cardiac Defibrillation 1**

Chapter 1 **Principles of External Defibrillators 3**

Ignacio Fernández Lozano

Chapter 2 **Defibrillation and Cardiac Geometry 29**

Chapter 3 **Sudden Death in Ischemic Heart Disease 45**

Zuppiroli and Gian Franco Gensini

Damir Erkapic and Tamas Bauernfeind

Benchaa, H. Khachab, O. Rica and C. Barnay

**Defibrillator Therapy 79**

Chapter 6 **ICD in the Era of Telecardiology 93**

Elisabete Martins

**Section 2 Principals of Internal Cardiac Defibrillation 27**

Dan Blendea, Razvan Dadu and Craig A. McPherson

**Section 3 Worth Knowing About Indication, Long-Term Benefit, Challenges, and Monitoring of ICD Therapy 43**

Chapter 4 **Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators in Sudden Cardiac Death Prevention: What Guidelines Don't Tell 59**

Chapter 5 **Long-Term Benefit and Challenges of Implantable Cardioverter**

J. Taieb, J. Bouet, R. Morice, J. Hourdain, B. Jouve, Y. Rahal, T.

Marzia Giaccardi, Andrea Colella, Giovanni Maria Santoro, Alfredo

Hugo Delgado, Jorge Toquero, Cristina Mitroi, Victor Castro and
