Manual Of Electrophysiology

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Salient Features Covers the basic mechanism of arrhythmias, techniques and interpretation of electrophysiologic studies Focuses on the current understanding and recent advances in the field Written by authors of international repute The diagnosis and management of arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy (ARVD/C) is a unique feature of this book Function and dysfunction of ion channels and the diagnosis and management of supraventricular and ventricular arrhythmias have been presented in details Advances in the techniques of catheter-based ablation have also been discussed Cardiac arrest and resuscitation, risk stratification for sudden cardiac death and cardiocerebral resuscitation for primary cardiac arrest have also been discussed in details Written in easy-to-follow format Contains practical advice to correctly diagnose the diseases Useful guidance for clinicians Table of Content Arrhythmia Mechanisms Arrhythmia Initiation Antiarrhythmic Drugs Arrhythmia Mechanisms and Antiarrhythmic Drugs Indications for Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy Proarrhythmia Classification Scheme Vaughan-Williams Classification Miscellaneous Drugs Newer Drugs Emerging Antiarrhythmic Drugs Antiarrhythmic Drug Selection in Atrial Fibrillation Outpatient versus In-Hospital Initiation for Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy Antiarrhythmic Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation Comparing Antiarrhythmic Drugs to Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators in Patients at Risk of Arrhythmic Death Antiarrhythmic Drug-device Interactions Electrophysiology Studies Cardiac Electrophysiology Study: Philosophy, Requirements, and Basic Techniques Fundamentals of the Cardiac Electrophysiology Study Programmed Electrical Stimulation and Associated Electrophysiology Cardiac Electrophysiology Study for Evaluation of Drug Therapy Electrophysiology Study to Guide Ablative Therapy Complications Syncope Epidemiology Diagnostic Tests Approach to the Evaluation of Syncope Specific Patient Groups Syncope and Driving Atrial Fibrillation Definition and Classification Epidemiology Etiology and Pathogenesis Diagnosis Management Supraventricular Tachycardia Classification Diagnosis Treatments Clinical Spectrum of Ventricular Tachycardia Monomorphic Ventricular Tachycardia Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia Bradycardia and Heart Block Conduction System Anatomy and Development Bradycardia Syndromes/Diseases Clinical Presentation Measurement/Diagnosis Sinus Node Disease AV Node Disease Hemiblock Bundle Branch Block Treatment Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia/ Cardiomyopathy Molecular and Genetic Background Epidemiology Clinical Presentation Clinical Diagnosis Non-classical Arvd/C Subtypes Differential Diagnosis Molecular Genetic Analysis Prognosis and Therapy Long QT, Short QT and Brugada Syndromes Lqt Syndrome SQT Syndrome Brugada Syndrome Surgical and Catheter Ablation of Cardiac Arrhythmias Supraventricular Tachycardia Atrioventricular Nodal Re-entrant Tachycardia Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome and Atrioventricular Re-entrant Tachycardia Focal Atrial Tachycardia Atrial Flutter Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia in Patients with Structural Cardiac Disease Idiopathic Ventricular Tachycardia Prelimsindd-- ::Contents xi Cardiac Resynchroniation Therapy Crt: Rationale for Use Crt in Practice Summary of Crt Benefit Prediction of Response to Crt Therapy Role of Dyssynchrony Imaging Dyssynchrony Summary Lv Lead Placement Crt Complications Emerging Crt Indications Ambulatory Electrocardiographic Monitoring Holter Monitoring Event Recorders Mobile Cardiac Outpatient Telemetry Implantable Loop Recorders Key Considerations in Selecting a Monitoring Modality Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Overview or Background Basic Life Support Advanced Cardiac Life Support Cessation of Resuscitation Post-resuscitation Care Risk Stratification for Sudden Cardiac Death Healthy Athletes Brugada Syndrome Long Qt Interval Syndrome Early Repolariation Short Qt Syndrome Catecholamine Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Marfan Syndrome Noncompaction Congenital Heart Disease Non-ischemic Cardiomyopathy Coronary Artery Disease Cardiocerebral Resuscitation for Primary Cardiac Arrest Etiology and Pathophysiology of Cardiac Arrest Drug Therapy in Cardiac Resuscitation Cardiac Resuscitation Centers Ending Resuscitative Efforts Index