Catheter Ablation of Cardiac Arrhythmias

Description

Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation of Cardiac Arrhythmias has been so extensively updated for its third edition that the book now features a new title: Catheter Ablation of Cardiac Arrhythmias: Basic Concepts and Clinical Applications. The editors bring you 21 polished chapters, each updating the fundamentals and progressing to advanced concepts, providing state-of-the-art knowledge with highly relevant material for experienced electrophysiologists as well as fellows in training.

This streamlined new edition features:
• Two new editors, both widely published and leaders in the field of catheter ablation
• 21 instead of 39 chapters, achieved by focusing on primary topics of broad interest and assimilating information from a wide range of sources
• Fewer authors, chosen for their recognized contributions to the topics under discussion, providing a more integrated and coherent approach
• Anatomic insights from leading pathologist Siew Yen Ho, integrated with new information from imaging technologies

Each chapter dealing with ablation of a specific arrhythmia features the author's personal approach to ablation of the arrhythmia, including practical "how-to" tips, and a review of potential pitfalls. Alternate approaches and variations are succinctly summarized. Original figures and drawings illustrate specific approaches to improve the usability of the book.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors
Foreword
Preface
I Fundamentals
1 Overview of cardiac anatomy relevant to catheter ablation
2 Biophysics and pathophysiology of lesion formation by transcatheter radiofrequency ablation
3 Alternative energy sources for catheter ablation
4 Mapping for localization of target site
5 Three-dimensional mapping technology and techniques
6 Utility of intracardiac echocardiography in cardiac electrophysiology
7 Catheter ablation in young patients
II Supraventricular tachycardia
8 Focal atrial tachycardias
9 Catheter ablation of atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia
10 Catheter ablation of accessory pathways
11 Diagnosis and ablation of typical and reverse typical (type 1) atrial flutter
12 Catheter ablation of macroreentrant right and left atrial tachycardias
III Atrial fibrillation
13 Circumferential ablation of the pulmonary veins: Carlo Pappone (San Raffaele University Hospital) and Vincenzo Santinelli (San Raffaele University Hospital)
14 Long linear lesions in the treatment of atrial fibrillation
15 Mapping the electrophysiologic substrate to guide atrial fibrillation ablation
16 Ablation for rate control of atrial fibrillation
IV Ventricular tachycardia
17 Ablation of idiopathic right ventricular tachycardia
18 Idiopathic left ventricular tachycardias
19 Catheter ablation of stable ventricular tachycardia after myocardial infarction:
20 Substrate-based ablation of postinfarction ventricular tachycardia
21 Ablation of ventricular tachycardia associated with nonischemic structural heart disease
Index

About the Author

David J. Wilber, MD
Cardiovascular Institute
Loyola University Medical Center
Maywood, IL, USA

Douglas L. Packer, MD
Division of Cardiac Electrophysiology/Cardiology
Department of Internal Medicine
Mayo Clinic and Foundation
Rochester, MN, USA

William G. Stevenson, MD
Director, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Program
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA, USA