Methods in Cardiac Electrophysiology

From The Critics

Reviewer: Stephen L. Lipsius, PhD(Loyola University Medical Center)
Description: This book contains individual chapters written by a variety of experts in the field of cardiac electrophysiology. It covers a broad range of topics from cellular to whole animal laboratory methods and analyses used in the field of cardiac electrophysiology.
Purpose: It is designed to provide a concise and fundamental explanation of the methods and potential problems inherent in the study of cardiac electrophysiology. For the most part, the book has fulfilled its purpose, although there are some deficiencies in coverage of important topics.
Audience: It is aimed at advanced undergraduate students, graduate students in pharmacology or physiology, as well as lab technicians who want to establish laboratory procedures in cardiac electrophysiology. I think this audience would definitely benefit from the information provided.
Features: This book is clearly written with adequate illustrations, references, and indexing. However, a major deficiency of the book is the omission of a chapter devoted to the commonly used whole cell ruptured or perforated patch recording methods.
Assessment: It is a primer for graduate students and lab technicians in the fundamentals of methods in cardiac electrophysiology. Although it covers a broad range of topics, its usefulness is somewhat limited by the lack of discussion related to the commonly used whole cell ruptured or perforated patch recording methods. Given this caveat, the book contains useful information that would benefit the targeted audience.

Stephen L. Lipsius

This book contains individual chapters written by a variety of experts in the field of cardiac electrophysiology. It covers a broad range of topics from cellular to whole animal laboratory methods and analyses used in the field of cardiac electrophysiology. It is designed to provide a concise and fundamental explanation of the methods and potential problems inherent in the study of cardiac electrophysiology. For the most part, the book has fulfilled its purpose, although there are some deficiencies in coverage of important topics. It is aimed at advanced undergraduate students, graduate students in pharmacology or physiology, as well as lab technicians who want to establish laboratory procedures in cardiac electrophysiology. I think this audience would definitely benefit from the information provided. This book is clearly written with adequate illustrations, references, and indexing. However, a major deficiency of the book is the omission of a chapter devoted to the commonly used whole cell ruptured or perforated patch recording methods. It is a primer for graduate students and lab technicians in the fundamentals of methods in cardiac electrophysiology. Although it covers a broad range of topics, its usefulness is somewhat limited by the lack of discussion related to the commonly used whole cell ruptured or perforated patch recording methods. Given this caveat, the book contains useful information that would benefit the targeted audience.

3 Stars from Doody