CATHETER ABLATION OF CARDIAC ARRHYTMIAS (DIGITAL VERSION INCLUDED)

DESCRIPTION

From anatomyand diagnostic criteria through specific mapping and ablation techniques,Catheter Ablation of Cardiac Arrhythmias,4th Edition, covers all youneed to know in this fast-changingfield. Ideal for practitioners who need a comprehensive, user-friendly ablationtext for the electrophysiology lab or office setting,this authoritative reference offers quick access topractical content, using detailed tables and high-quality images to help youapply what you learn in yourpractice.

·       Incorporates recent, exciting developments in the field, including new mapping, imaging,and catheter technologies and ablation techniques.

·       Contains new chapters onPulmonary Vein Isolation by a Cryoballoon Catheter Substrate-Based Ablation for Ventricular Tachycardia and Ablation ofGenetically TriggeredVentricular Tachycardia/Fibrillation.

·       Offers new and expandedcoverage of difficult cases VT ablation, including VT storm and use of hemodynamicsupport during ablation new techniquesfor ablation of persistent andlong-lasting persistent atrial fibrillation cryoballoon-based pulmonary vein isolation to treatatrial fibrillation and more.

·       Offers expert guidance on atrial tachycardiaand flutter, atrial fibrillation, atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia, tachycardias related to accessoryatrioventricular connections,ventricular tachycardia, transseptalcatheterization techniques,ablation for pediatric patients, and patient safetyand complications.

·       Helps you master each approach with exceptionalvisual guidance from nearly 300 new illustrations and figures, including many new ECGs, intracardiacrecordings, as well as 3D mapping, ultrasound and fluoroscopic images.

·       Includes numerous tables that provide quickaccess to key points, arrhythmiamechanisms, diagnostic criteria, target sites for ablation,use of special equipment, complications, and troubleshooting problems and theirsolutions.

·       Provides access to 45 video clips (18 are new!) including newer techniques for transseptal access to theleft atrium, expanded use of intracardiac ultrasound, techniques of pericardialaccess, and many more.

·       Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you toaccess all of the text,figures, and references from the bookon a variety of devices.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART 1:FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS OF TRANS-CATHETER ENERGY DELIVERY
1. Biophysics and Pathophysiology of Radiofrequency LesionFormation
2. Guiding Lesion Formation DuringRadiofrequency Energy Catheter Ablation
3. Irrigated Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation
4. Catheter Cryoablation: Biophysics and Clinical Applications
5. Cardiac Anatomy for Catheter Mapping and Ablation of Arrhythmias

PART 2: CARDIAC MAPPING AND IMAGING
6. Fundamentals of Intracardiac Mapping
7. Catheter Three-Dimensional Mapping Systems
8. Remote Catheter Navigation Systems
9. Intracardiac Echocardiography, Computed Cardiac Tomography, andMagnetic Resonance Imaging for Guiding Mapping and Ablation

PART 3: CATHETER ABLATION OF ATRIAL TACHYCARDIAS AND FLUTTER
10. Ablation of Focal Atrial Tachycardias
11. Ablation of Cavo-Tricuspid Isthmus-DependentAtrial Flutter
12. Ablation of Nonisthmus-Dependent Flutters andAtrial Macroreentry
13. Ablation of Postoperative Atrial Tachycardia in Congenital HeartDisease

PART 4: CATHETER ABLATION OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
14. Pulmonary Vein Isolation for Atrial Fibrillation
15. Pulmonary Vein Isolation by a Cryoballoon Catheter
16. Ablation of Non-Pulmonary Vein Triggers
17. Substrate-Based Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation
18. Ablation of AF Drivers: Focal Impulse and Rotor Modulation (FIRM)
19. Ablation of Persistent and Long-Lasting Persistent AtrialFibrillation
20. Epicardial and Endocardial Hybrid Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation

PART 5: CATHETER ABLATION OF ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY TACHYCARDIA AND THEATRIOVENTRICULAR JUNCTION
21. Ablation of Atrioventricular Junctional Tachycardias: AtrioventricularNodal Reentry, Variants, and Focal Junctional Tachycardia
22. Atrioventricular Junction Ablation for Heart-Rate Control of AtrialFibrillation

PART 6: CATHETER ABLATION OF ACCESSORY ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONNECTIONS
23. Ablation of Free-Wall Accessory Pathways
24. Ablation of Posteroseptal Accessory Pathways
25. Ablation of Superoparaseptal and Midseptal AccessoryPathways
26. Ablation of Atriofascicular Accessory Pathways andVariants
27. Special Problems in Ablation of Accessory Pathways

PART 7: CATHETER ABLATION OF VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA
28. Ablation of Ventricular Outflow Tract Tachycardias
29. Ablation of Idiopathic Left and Right Ventricularand Fascicular Tachycardias
30. Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia in CoronaryArtery Disease
31. Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia Associated with NonischemicCardiomyopathy
32. Ablation of Unstable Ventricular Tachycardia andIdiopathic Ventricular Fibrillation
33. Substrate-Based Ablation for VentricularTachycardia
34. Epicardial Approach to Catheter Ablation ofVentricular Tachycardia
35. Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia withCongenital Heart Disease
36. Ablation of Genetically Triggered VentricularTachycardia
37. Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia with Percutaneous HemodynamicSupport

PART 8: MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS
38. Complications Associated with Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation ofArrhythmias
39. Atrial Transseptal Catheterization
40. Special Considerationsfor Ablation in Pediatric Patients