Description
Book SynopsisThis book translates fundamental knowledge in basic cardiac electrophysiology from the bench to the bedside. Revised and updated for its second edition, the text offers new coverage of the molecular mechanisms of ion channel behavior and its regulation, complex arrhythmias, and the broadening roles of devices and ablation. Clear, straightforward explanations are illustrated by plentiful diagrams to make the material accessible to the non-specialist.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments, vii
Foreword to the Second Edition by Douglas P. Zipes, ix
Foreword to the First Edition by Douglas P. Zipes, xi
Introduction, 1
Chapter 1 Bioelectricity, 7
Chapter 2 Ion Channels, 43
Chapter 3 Ion Channel Regulation, 72
Chapter 4 Impulse Initiation and Propagation in Cardiac Muscle, 92
Chapter 5 Rate Dependency of Discontinuous Propagation, 121
Chapter 6 Basic Mechanisms of Cardiac Arrhythmias, 152
Chapter 7 Rotors, Spirals, and Scroll Waves in the Heart, 191
Chapter 8 Rotors and the Mechanisms of Atrial Fibrillation, 224
Chapter 9 Molecular Mechanisms of Ventricular Fibrillation, 254
Chapter 10 Inheritable Arrhythmogenic Diseases, 276
Bibliography, 316
Index, 335
