BookA.S. Kibos, Bradley P. Knight, Vidal Essebag, Steven B. Fishberger, Mark Slevin, Ion C. Tintoiu, editors.
Summary: The past 50 years have witnessed the growth and evolution of clinical electrophysiology from a field whose goals were simply to understand of the mechanisms of arrhythmia to one of significant therapeutic impact. The development and refinement of implantable devices and catheter ablation have made non-pharmacological therapy a treatment of choice for most arrhythmias encountered in clinical practice. Cardiac Arrhythmias: From Basic Mechanism To State-of-the-Art Management provides an electrophysiologic approach to arrhythmias predicated on the hypothesis that a better understanding of the mechanisms of arrhythmias will lead to more successful and rationally chosen therapy. It encompasses the anatomy of arrhythmias, diagnostic methods, comorbid diseases, and the treatment of all forms of cardiac arrhythmias. It discusses modern ablation and mapping techniques, while reviews the methodology required to define the mechanism and site of origin of arrhythmias, so that safe and effective therapy can be chosen. It will thus be of interest to all involved in the management of these patients, from clinical cardiac electrophysiologists themselves to clinical cardiologists, interventionalists, cardiac surgeons, emergency medicine physicians and researchers in basic cardiac science.
Contents:
1. Anatomy and Physiology of the Atrioventricular Node: Basic Concepts / Ambrose S. Kibos and Blanca F. Calinescu
2. Anatomy and Physiology of the Atrioventricular Node: What Do We Know Today? / Hidekazu Miyazaki
3. Molecular Basis of Arrhythmias Associated with the Cardiac Conduction System / Sunil Jit R.J. Logantha, Andrew J. Atkinson, Mark R. Boyett, and Halina Dobrzynski
4. Functional Anatomy in Arrhythmias and Vascular Support of the Conduction System / Cristian Stătescu, Radu A. Sascău, and Cătălina Arsenescu Georgescu
5. Autonomic Control of Cardiac Arrhythmia / Kieran E. Brack and G. André Ng
6. Neural Mechanisms of Arrhythmia / Hyung-Wook Park and Jeong-Gwan Cho
7. Understanding the Genetic Basis of Atrial Fibrillation: Towards a Pharmacogenetic Approach for Arrhythmia Treatment / Jason D. Roberts and Michael H. Gollob
8. Importance of Isthmus Structure in the Right Atrium / Jiunn-Lee Lin, Ling-Ping Lai, Liang-Yu Lin, Chia-Ti Tsai, and Chih-Chieh Yu
9. Channelopathies and Heart Disease / Bogdan Amuzescu, Bogdan Istrate, and Sorin Musat
10. Late Open Artery Hypothesis and Cardiac Electrical Stability / Craig Steven McLachlan, Brett Hambly, and Mark McGuire
11. The Clinical Utility of 12-Lead Resting ECG in the Era of Ablation Strategies / Jang-Ho Bae, Taek-Geun Kwon, and Ki-Hong Kim
12. Long-Term ECG (Holter) Monitoring and Head-Up Tilt Test / Santosh Kumar Dora
13. Echocardiography in Arrhythmias / Ioan Tiberiu Nanea
14. Electrophysiologic Testing and Cardiac Mapping / Mitsunori Maruyama and Teppei Yamamoto
15. How to Differentiate Between AVRT, AT, AVNRT, and Junctional Tachycardia Using the Baseline ECG and Intracardiac Tracings / Sharon Shen and Bradley P. Knight
16. Recognizing the Origin of Ventricular Premature Depolarization During Sinus Rhythm and During Non- sustained Tachycardia / Seow Swee-Chong
17. Detection and Management of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Stroke or TIA in Clinical Practice / Jerzy Krupinski, Jorge de Francisco, and Sonia Huertas
18. Ventricular Arrhythmias During Acute Myocardial Ischemia/Infarction: Mechanisms and Management / Theofilos M. Kolettis
19. Arrhythmias and Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy / Krishnakumar Nair, Douglas Cameron, Gil Moravsky, and Jagdish Butany
20. Lai Tai, the Mysterious Death of Young Thai Men / Gumpanart Veerakul, Lertlak Chaothawee, Kriengkrai Jirasirirojanakorn, and Koonlawee Nademanee
21. Cardiac Arrest Arrhythmias / Riccardo Proietti, Jacqueline Joza, Florea Costea, Mihai Toma, Dan Mănăstireanu, and Vidal Essebag
22. Electrical Storm: Recent Advances / Mitsunori Maruyama and Teppei Yamamoto
23. Electrical Storm: Clinical Management / Sofia Metaxa, Spyridon Koulouris, and Antonis S. Manolis
24. Cellular Pharmacology of Cardiac Automaticity and Conduction: Implications in Antiarrhythmic Drug Assessment / Gary Aistrup
25. Biophysical and Molecular Targets / Mark Slevin, Michael Carroll, Chris Murgatroyd, and Garry McDowell
26. Proarrhythmia (Secondary) / Debabrata Dash
27. Connexin-43 Expression: A Therapeutic Target for the Treatment of Ventricular Tachycardia / Craig Steven McLachlan, Zakaria Ali Moh Almsherqi, Brett Hambly, and Mark McGuire
28. Biophysics of Modern Ablation Techniques and Their Limitations / Erik Wissner and Andreas Metzner
29. Cardiac Imaging to Assist Complex Ablation Procedures / Alejandro Jimenez Restrepo and Timm M. Dickfeld
30. AVNRT Ablation: Significance of Anatomic Findings and Nodal Physiology Félix Ayala-Paredes, Jean-Francois Roux, and Mariano Badra Verdu
31. Mechanisms of Atrial Fibrillation / Rishi Arora and Hemantha K. Koduri
32. Importance of Left Atrial Imaging in Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation / Seil Oh, Youngjin Cho, and Eue-Keun Choi
33. Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: From Guidelines to Clinical Reality / Joseph M. Lee and Steven M. Markowitz
34. Atrial Fibrillation: Should Cardiac Surgeons Be Consulted? / Max Baghai, Randolph H.L. Wong, Innes Y.P. Wan, and Malcolm John Underwood
35. Atrial Arrhythmias After AF Ablation: Challenge for the Next Decade? / Tamás Tahin and Gábor Széplaki
36. Cavotricuspid Isthmus Anatomy Particularities in Atrial Flutter Ablation / Liviu Chiriac, Gabriel Cristian, Romi Bolohan, and Ion C. Ţintoiu
37. Location of Accessory Pathways in WPW: What and How Should We Ablate / Bieito Campos, Xavier Viñolas, José M. Guerra, Concepción Alonso, and Enrique Rodríguez
38. VT Ablation Importance of Linear Lesions and Late Potentials / Cristiano Pisani, Sissy Lara Melo, Carina Hardy, and Mauricio Scanavacca
39. Programmed Stimulation During Mapping and Ablation of VT / Yaariv Khaykin
40. Catheter Ablation in Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease / Steven B. Fishberger
41. Interventional Electrophysiology in Patients with Congenital Heart Disease / Sissy Lara Melo, Cristiano Pisani, Eduardo Sosa, and Mauricio Scanavacca
42. Epicardial Mapping and Ablation of Cardiac Arrhythmias / Robert Lemery
43. Robotic Ablation in Electrophysiology / Ferdi Akca, Lara Dabiri, and Tamas Szili-Torok
44. Strategies for Restoring Cardiac Synchrony by Cardiac Pacing / Gabriel Cristian, Ecaterina Bontas, Liviu Chiriac, Silviu Ionel Dumitrescu, and Ion C. Ţintoiu
45. Device Therapy for Bradycardias / Chung-Wah Siu and Hung-Fat Tse
46. Pacemaker Dependence After Atrioventricular Node Ablation / Joseph Yat-Sun Chan and Cheuk-Man Yu
47. Pacing Site: From Theory to Practice / Cristian Stătescu and Cătălina Arsenescu Georgescu
48. Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators in the Pediatric and Congenital Heart Population / Steven B. Fishberger
49. Sensing Issues in CRT Devices / Giuseppe Stabile, Assunta Iuliano, and Roberto Ospizio
50. Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: Do Benefits Justify the Costs and Are They Sustained Over the Long Term? / Chin-Pang Chan and Cheuk-Man Yu
51. Complications of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices (CIED) / Sorin Pescariu and Raluca Sosdean
52. Peri-device Implantation Anticoagulation Management: Evidence and Clinical Implications / Alexander Omelchenko, Martin Bernier, David Birnie, and Vidal Essebag.