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This expanded second edition of a comprehensive overview of the complex subject of electrophysiology focusing on the intricate clinical aspects of diagnosis and treatment. It addresses the updated aspects of pacemaker and ICD technology as well as the advances in ablation therapy. The objectives laid out by the editors are adequately met and the use of detailed graphics, ECGs, charts, and graphs provides excellent visual aids to guide physicians in understanding the objectives. It builds a framework for the understanding of complex concepts by starting with the diagnosis of specific arrhythmias and incrementally adding more complexity to the treatment. The use of numerous ECG examples with arrows and detailed explanations helps to conceptualize sophisticated electrophysiology. The use of other figures, charts, and graphics significantly helps readers solidify their understanding of the text. This book is a valuable resource for cardiology fellows in training interested in electrophysiology, electrophysiology fellows, and electrophysiologists. The quality of ECGs and the content of the book is excellent.
Matthew Alan Colna, MD(East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine)
Table of Contents
BASIC EP LABORATORY SETUP AND EQUIPMENT. Device Lab Set-Up. Organization of The Arrhythmia Lab. Holter and Event Monitor Laboratory Setup. BRADYARRHYTHMIA. Bradycardia. Indications For Permanent Pacing and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy. SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYARRHYTHMIA. Atrial Flutter. Atrial Fibrillation. VENTRICULAR TACHYARRHYTHMIA. Genetically Determined Ventricular Arrhythmias. Idiopathic Ventricular Tachycardia. SYNCOPE. Syncope Events, Definitions, Causes, and Features. Syncope Management Facilities. Syncope Management and Diagnostic Testing. DEVICE PROCEDURES. Implantation of Pacemakers and ICDs. Left Ventricular Lead Implantation For Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy. Extraction of Devices. PERFORMING BASIC EP STUDIES. Venous and Arterial Access, EP Catheters, Positioning of Catheters. Basic Intracardiac Intervals. Basics of Electrophysiology Study. Head-Up Tilt (HUT) Table Testing. CATHETER ABLATION TECHNIQUES. Ablation of SVT (AVNRT and AVRT). Management and Ablation of Atrial Flutter. Radiofrequency Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation. Ventricular Arrhythmias in the Structurally Normal Heart. Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Fibrillation and Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia. Mapping and Catheter Ablation of Postmyocardial Infarction Ventricular Tachycardia (VT): A Substrate-Based Approach. Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy. Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathy And Ventricular Arrhythmias. Ultrasound in the Electrophysiology Lab. Left Atrial Appendage Closure. ECG Features of Normal Heart PVCs. Epicardial Access and Indications. ECG-Based Origin of Atrial Flutter.
