Cardiac Electrophysiology and Catheter Ablation

* Provides practical management advice for patients with cardiac rhythm disturbances
* Contains over 200 explanatory illustrations positioned opposite the relevant text, and an 8-page colour plate section
* Comprises sections on the main cardiac arrhythmias and common diagnostic categories as presenting in clinic, with extensive cross referencing to aid navigation

Cardiac Electrophysiology and Catheter Ablation is the first handbook-sized practical training guide for medical, technical and industry personnel needing easily accessible, detailed information on the theory and practice of modern invasive investigation and treatment of cardiac arrhythmias. Highly illustrated throughout, it both simplifies and clarifies the basic electrophysiological principles of many arrhythmias, as well as providing practical advice on performing catheter ablation in patients with a variety of arrhythmias. The step-by-step guidance provided is designed to facilitate the use of the book for real-life scenarios in the catheter laboratory and to demystify this traditionally inaccessible field for the wider cardiology community.



Essential background information
1: A brief history of cardiac electrophysiology
2: Cardiac electrical system
3: Cardiac arrhythmia mechanisms: essential concepts
4: The diagnostic intracardiac electrophysiology study: essential information and basic principles
5: Trans-septal puncture
6: 3D cardiac mapping
ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL TESTING FOR SPECIFIC INDICATIONS
7: Narrow complex tachycardia
8: Broad complex tachycardia
9: Electrophysiological testing for sudden cardiac death risk assessment
10: Electrophysiological testing for bradycardia
MECHANISMS, ECGs, AND ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL FEATURES OF THE MAIN CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS
11: Atrio-ventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardia (AVNRT)
12: Accessory pathways and atrio-ventricular re-entrant tachycardia (AVRT)
13: Common atrial flutter
14: Atrial tachycardia and AF
15: Ventricular tachycardia types and mechanisms
CATHETER ABLATION TECHNIQUES
16: Ablation of the atrio-ventricular (AV) junction
17: Ablation of atrio-ventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardia (AVNRT)
18: Ablation of accessory pathways and atrio-ventricular re-entrant tachycardia (AVRT)
19: Ablation of atrial flutter
20: Atrial fibrillation ablation
21: Ablation of other atrial tachyarrhythmias
22: Ventricular tachycardia ablation