ABSTRACT

The first practical, user-friendly guide to the theory and practice of a routinely used technique, this new manual provides the specialist in training with a thorough grounding in the equipment, procedures, and clinical findings with which clinicians need to be familiar.Conceived as an alternative to the large and expensive texts aimed at specialis

part |2 pages

Section I – Introduction

part |2 pages

Section II – Basic EP lab set-up and equipment

chapter 2|2 pages

Device lab set-up

ByMichael McWilliams, Robert Schweikert, Mina Chung

chapter 4|24 pages

Holter and event monitor laboratory set-up

BySubramanya Prasad, Robert Schweikert, Mina Chung

part |2 pages

Section III – Bradyarrhythmia

chapter 6|8 pages

Indications for permanent pacing and cardiac resynchronization therapy

ByKenneth Civello, Mandeep Bhargava, J David Burkhardt

part |2 pages

Section IV – Supraventricular tachyarrhythmia

chapter 7|16 pages

Introduction

ByUmamahesh Rangasetty, Sergio Thal, Walid Saliba, Robert Schweikert

chapter 8|14 pages

Atrial flutter Robert Schweikert, and Walid Saliba

ByDimpi Patel, Lucia Popova, Tamer Fahmy, Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy

chapter 9|10 pages

Atrial fibrillation and Walid Saliba

ByBai Rong, Dimpi Patel, Luigi Di Biase, Robert Schweikert

part |2 pages

Section VI – Syncope

chapter 12|18 pages

Syncope events, definitions, causes, and features Robert Schweikert

BySubramanya Prasad, Oussama Wazni, Mina Chung

chapter 13|8 pages

Syncope management facilities Oussama Wazni

BySubramanya Prasad, Robert Schweikert, Mina Chung

chapter 14|18 pages

Syncope management and diagnostic testing Mina Chung

BySubramanya Prasad, Oussama Wazni, Robert Schweikert

part |2 pages

Section VII – Device procedures

chapter 15|6 pages

Implantation of pacemakers and ICDs

ByMohammed Khan, Jennifer Cummings, Bruce L Wilkoff

chapter 16|10 pages

Implantation of cardiac resynchronization therapy Jennifer Cummings

ByKenneth Civello, Mohammed Khan, Bruce Wilkoff

chapter 17|10 pages

Extraction of devices Bruce L Wilkoff

BySergio Thal, Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, Jennifer Cummings

part |2 pages

Section IX – Catheter ablation techniques

chapter 22|12 pages

Ablation of SVT (AVNRT and AVRT)

ByChi Keong Ching, Andrea Natale, Mauricio Arruda, Patrick Tchou

chapter 23|22 pages

Management and ablation of atrial flutter Patrick Tchou, Mauricio Arruda, and Andrea Natale

ByDhanunjaya Lakkireddy, Dimpi Patel, Tamer Fahmy

chapter 24|10 pages

Ablation of atrial fibrillation and Andrea Natale

ByOussama Wazni, Mohamed Kanj, Patrick Tchou, Mauricio Arruda

chapter 25|12 pages

Ablation of normal heart ventricular tachycardia

ByMohamed Kanj, Mauricio Arruda, Andrea Natale, Patrick Tchou

chapter 26|10 pages

Catheter ablation of ventricular fibrillation and polymorphic ventricular tachycardia Robert Schweikert

ByTimothy Mahoney, Mauricio Arruda, Andrea Natale, Patrick Tchou

chapter 27|14 pages

Mapping and catheter ablation of postmyocardial infarction ventricular tachycardia: a substrate-based approach and Luigi di Biase

ByMauricio Arruda, Marketa Kozeluhova, Tamer Fahmy, Dimpi Patel

chapter 28|16 pages

Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia and Andrea Natale

ByTamer Fahmy, Oussama Wazni, Patrick Tchou, Mauricio Arruda

chapter 29|12 pages

Ventricular arrhythmias in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy and Andrea Natale

ByTamer Fahmy, Oussama Wazni, Patrick Tchou, Mauricio Arruda