Cardiac Electrophysiology and Catheter Ablation

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. 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 Yaver Bashir , Consultant Cardiologist, Department of Cardiology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK, Timothy R. Betts , Consultant Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist, Department of Cardiology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK, and Kim Rajappan , Consultant Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist, Department of Cardiology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK Contributors: Joe de Bono, Specialist Registrar in Cardiology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK John Paisey, Consultant Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist, The Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Bournemouth, UK David Tomlinson, Consultant Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, UK Kelvin Wong, Senior EP Fellow, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK Arthur Yue, Consultant Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist, Southampton University Hospital, Southampton, UK CONTENTS 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