Arrythmias in Women: Diagnosis and ManagementYong-MeiCha, Margaret A.Lloyd, UlrikaM. 296 pages. Birgersdotter-Green. New York, NY: Mayo Clinic Scientific Press; 2014. $85.45.

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Cha Yong-Mei, Lloyd Margaret A., M. Ulrika 296 pages. Birgersdotter-Green. New York, NY: Mayo Clinic Scientific Press; 2014. $85.45. Sex differences in arrhythmias is not a new concept. Yet rarely do you see it mentioned in textbooks—even the comprehensive electrophysiology ones. A book devoted to this subject is certainly needed. In the foreword of Arrhythmias in Women: Diagnosis and Management , Sharonne Hayes points out that until recently there was a paucity of data to help physicians make clinical decisions when treating women with arrhythmias. More recently, sex-specific, evidence-based information has become available as a result of research initiatives. The purpose of this book is to get the message out, and it has succeeded in that regard. The editors are Yong-Mei Cha and Margaret Lloyd from Mayo Clinic, as well as Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green from UC San Diego. The authors are all women, with the exception of one. They are all leaders in the field of electrophysiology and have themselves made significant contributions to our knowledge of sex-based arrhythmia differences. Arrhythmias in Women is an easily readable and concise text, consisting of 15 chapters in 257 pages. The focus is on sex differences and how they impact the diagnosis and management of arrhythmias in women. In their preface to the book, the editors state that this …