{"product_id":"atrialav-nodal-electrophysiology-9780879934613","title":"AtrialAV Nodal Electrophysiology","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the words of Dr. Douglas Zipes, the AV [atrioventricular] node is the ''soul'''' of the heart, and whoever understands its anatomy and electrophysiology will unlock the key to understanding the anatomical and electrical workings of the heart itself. This book reviews what we know and do not know about the AV node, and as such, serves as a good road map in our search for that elusive key.  \u003cp\u003eThe book is divided into two parts, basic and clinical. The basic chapters discuss the fundamentals of AV nodal anatomy and morphology in the normal and diseased heart, the principles of slow conduction, the functional property of the transmission through the AV node, its cellular electrophysiology, its control by the autonomic nervous system as well as its behavior and participation in arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation. The clinical chapters are devoted to a wide array of problems, including the clinical pharmacology of the AV nodal conduction, slow and fast pathway ablation in AV nodal r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the Editors. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeonard S. Dreifus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDouglas P. Zipes\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I. Anatomy and Basic Electrophysiology of the AV Nodal Conduction\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1. The Atrial Connections of the Specialized Axis Responsible for AV Conduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert H. Anderson and Siew Yen Ho.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2. Anatomic-Morphologic Relations Between AV Nodal Structure and Function in the Normal and Diseased Heart.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSaroja Bharati\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3. Historical Perspective of Studies on Impulse Formation and Conduction in the AV Node.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eYoshio Watanabe and Tadayoshi Hata.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4. Principles of Slow Conduction in Cardiac Tissue: Mathematical Modeling.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eYoram Rudy\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5. Principles of Slow and Discontinuous Conduction: Experimental Observations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndré G. Kléber, Jan P. Kucera, and Stephan Rohr.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6. Spatial Distribution of Ion Channels, Receptors, and Innervation in the AV Node.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eKevin Petrecca and Alvin Shrier.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7. Distribution and Function of Gap Junction Proteins in Atrial-AV Nodal Conduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJeffrey E. Saffitz, Kathryn A. Yamada, and Richard B. Schuessler.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8. Cellular Pharmacology of AV Nodal Conduction and Automaticity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTadayoshi Hata and Yoshio Watanabe\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9. Mechanisms of Vagosympathetic Control of the Atrial-AV Nodal Conduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDon W. Wallick, Sherry L. Stuesse, and Matthew N. Levy.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10. Functional Properties of the AV Node: Characterization and Role in Cardiac Rhythms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJacques Billette and Farid Amellal\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11. Is the Atrium Involved in AV Nodal Reentry?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichiel J. Janse, Peter Loh, and Jacques M.T. de Bakker.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12. What is the Slow AV Nodal Pathway?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMark A. McGuire\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13. The AV Conjunction: A Concept Based on Ablation Techniques in the Normal Heart.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBenjamin J. Scherlag, Eugene Patterson, William Yamanashi, Warren M. Jackman, and Ralph Lazzara.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14. The AV Nodal Dual Pathway Electrophysiology: Still a Controversial Concept.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTodor N. Mazgalev and Patrick J. Tchou.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15. Autonomic Modulation of AV Nodal Conduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJosef Kautzner, Marek Malik, and A. John Camm.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16. AV Node Function During Atrial Fibrillation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrits L. Meijler and José Jalife.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17. Role of the AV Nodal Inputs for Modulation of the Ventricular Rate During Atrial Fibrillation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStéphane X. Garrigue and Todor N. Mazgalev\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18. Fluorescent Imaging of Electrical Activity in the AV Node of Rabbit Heart.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIgor R. Efimov and Todor N. Mazgalev.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II. Clinical Electrophysiology of the AV Nodal Conduction.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 19. Clinical Pharmacology of AV Nodal Conduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn P. DiMarco and Michael Drucker.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 20. Remodeling of the Atria During Atrial Fibrillation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid R. van Wagoner, Jeanne M. Nerbonne, and Albert L. Waldo.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 21. Dual Atrionodal Physiology in the Human Heart.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSteven M. Markowitz, Kenneth M. Stein, Suneet Mittal, and Bruce B. Lerman.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 22. Electrocardiographic Manifestations of Dual AV Nodal Conduction During Sinus Rhythm.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharles Fisch\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 23. Slow And Fast Pathway Ablation in AV Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia: Anatomic Approaches and Pathway Potentials.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichel Haïssaguerre, Dipen C. Shah, Pierre Jaïs, Atsushi Takahashi, Mélèze Hocini, Stéphane Garrigue, and Jacques Clémenty.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 24. Unusual Electrophysiology of the Human AV Node in Relation to AV Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia. Part I: Multiple AV Nodal Pathways. Part II: Continuous AV Nodal Function Curves.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eShih-Ann Chen, Ching-Tai Tai, Chern-En Chiang, and Mau-Song Chang.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 25. The Reentry Circuit for Slow\/Fast AV Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eKenichiro Otomo, Zulu Wang, Karen J. Beckman, Peter Spector, Hiroshi Nakagawa, Kagari Matsudaira, Eugene Patterson, Ralph Lazzara, and Warren M. Jackman.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 26. Autonomic Effects on the Human AV Node.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEric N. Prystowsky.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 27. AV Nodal Modification for Ventricular Rate Control of Atrial Fibrillation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAllan C. Skanes, Andrew D. Krahn, Raymond Yee, and George J. Klein.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 28. AV Node Ablation for Ventricular Rate Control of Atrial Fibrillation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristopher R. Cole and Mina K. Chung.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 29. Autonomic Effects of Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMary R. Olsovsky and Kenneth A. Ellenbogen\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406440636759,"sku":"9780879934613","price":180.86,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780879934613.jpg?v=1730495819","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/atrialav-nodal-electrophysiology-9780879934613","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}