FOGOROS' Electrophysiologic Testing

Preface to the Seventh Edition vii

 

Part I Disorders of the Heart Rhythm: Basic Principles 1

1 The Cardiac Electrical System 3

2 Abnormal Heart Rhythms 13

3 Treatment of Arrhythmias 23

 

Part II The Electrophysiology Study in the Evaluation and Therapy of Cardiac Arrhythmias 35

4 Principles of the Electrophysiology Study 37

5 The Electrophysiology Study in the Evaluation of Bradycardia: The SA Node, AV Node, and His–Purkinje System 62

6 The Electrophysiology Study in the Evaluation of Supraventricular Tachyarrhythmias 102

7 The Electrophysiology Study in the Evaluation and Treatment of Ventricular Arrhythmias 160

8 Transcatheter Ablation: Therapeutic Electrophysiology 211

9 Ablation of Supraventricular Tachycardias 221

10 Ablation of PVCs and Ventricular Tachycardia 243

11 Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation 268

12 Ablation of Atrial Flutter 289

13 Conduction System Pacing 310

14 Cardiac Resynchronization: Pacing Therapy for Heart Failure 318

15 The Evaluation of Syncope 330

16 Electrophysiologic Testing in Perspective: The Evaluation and Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias 344

 

Index 353

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Richard N. Fogoros, MD, is a former professor of medicine and practitioner, researcher and author in the fields of cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology. He currently works as a consultant to biomedical companies and as a writer.

 

John M. Mandrola, MD, practices cardiac electrophysiology at Baptist Health in Louisville, KY and is chief cardiology correspondent at theHeart.org | Medscape Cardiology.