Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
A Practical Guide
- 1st Edition - February 2, 2021
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Authors: Demosthenes G Katritsis, Fred Morady
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 7 9 3 3 8 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 7 9 3 3 9 - 1
Offering a clear and consistent framework for recognition, diagnosis, and treatment of a wide range of cardiac arrhythmia disturbances, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology: A… Read more
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Request a sales quoteOffering a clear and consistent framework for recognition, diagnosis, and treatment of a wide range of cardiac arrhythmia disturbances, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology: A Practical Guide covers the fundamental analytical skills needed in this challenging area. This portable, highly accessible handbook focuses on the basics of clinical electrophysiology— how and when to perform an electrophysiology study as well as principles of ablation and other invasive therapies—all in a succinct and modern format.
- Focuses on using an effective, consistent, decision-making process in recognizing, diagnosing, and treating rhythm disturbances of the heart, including supraventricular tachycardias, atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachycardias, and other rapid or irregular heartbeats.
- Covers anatomic fundamentals of cardiac structures, clinical indications for electrophysiology studies, practicalities and methodology of performing an electrophysiology study, and problems encountered during the procedure.
- Includes quick clinical summaries and more than 180 illustrations: electrophysiology recordings, ECGs, cardiac anatomy, radiographic images, and electroanatomic maps.
- Discusses key topics such as mechanisms of arrhythmias, conventional and electroanatomic mapping systems, fundamentals of cardiac mapping, biophysics of catheter ablation, and much more.
- Offers real-world guidance on contemporary practice from leading cardiac electrophysiologists Drs. Demosthenes G Katritsis and Fred Morady, with input from a multinational team of electrophysiology fellows and cardiologists.
- Ideal as a stand-alone resource or used in conjunction with Dr. Douglas Zipes’ renowned textbook, Cardiac Electrophysiology: From Cell to Bedside.
- Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
Cardiology fellows, electrophysiology fellows, general cardiologists, internal medicine MDs
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Preface
- List of Tables
- List of Illustrations
- 1. Classification of arrhythmias
- References
- 2. Electrophysiologic mechanisms of arrhythmogenesis
- Normal excitation of the heart
- Mechanisms of arrhythmias
- References
- 3. Cardiac anatomy for the electrophysiologist
- Right atrium
- Left atrium
- Right and left ventricles
- Cardiac valves
- The conduction system
- References
- 4. Vascular access and catheter placement
- Patient preparation
- Femoral vein puncture
- Jugular vein puncture
- Transseptal puncture
- Epicardial access
- Catheter placement
- Exposure to radiation during EP procedures
- References
- 5. Electrophysiology hardware
- Electrode catheters
- Sheaths
- Electrogram recording and processing
- Pacing
- References
- 6. Basic intervals and atrial and ventricular conduction curves
- Basic intervals
- Pacing maneuvers
- Refractory periods
- Atrioventricular conduction curves
- Ventriculoatrial conduction curves
- References
- 7. Electroanatomic mapping and magnetic guidance systems
- Electroanatomic mapping
- Theoretical considerations
- Activation, voltage, and propagation mapping
- Practical points of 3D mapping
- Focal versus macroreentrant tachycardias
- 3D electroanatomic mapping and image registration
- Beyond activation and voltage mapping
- Magnetic guidance systems
- References
- 8. Physics of ablation
- Radiofrequency ablation
- Cryoablation
- Laser ablation
- Pulsed field ablation
- Ethanol ablation
- Stereotactic cardiac radioablation
- References
- 9. Investigation of bradycardias
- Sinus bradycardia
- Atrioventricular block
- Atrioventricular dissociation
- Intraventricular block
- Electrophysiologic testing for the investigation of bradycardias
- Sinus bradycardia
- Atrioventricular conduction disturbances
- References
- 10. Differential diagnosis of narrow-QRS (≤120 ms) tachycardias
- Regular narrow-QRS (≤120 ms) tachycardias
- Clinical characteristics
- Electrocardiographic differential diagnosis
- Vagal maneuvers and adenosine
- Electrophysiology study
- Irregular narrow-QRS (≤120 ms) tachycardias
- References
- 11. Differential diagnosis of wide-QRS ( > 120 ms) tachycardias
- Regular wide-QRS (>120 ms) tachycardias
- Electrocardiographic differential diagnosis
- Algorithms for electrocardiographic differential diagnosis
- Electrophysiology study
- Irregular wide-QRS (>120 ms) tachycardias
- References
- 12. Atrial tachycardias
- Atrial premature beats
- Physiologic sinus tachycardia
- Inappropriate sinus tachycardia
- Sinus nodal reentrant tachycardia
- Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome
- Focal atrial tachycardia
- Multifocal atrial tachycardia
- Macroreentrant atrial tachycardias
- Cavotricuspid isthmus–dependent flutter (typical flutter)
- Other CTI-dependent flutters
- Non–CTI-dependent (atypical) flutters/MRAT
- References
- 13. Atrial fibrillation
- Definitions and classification
- Electrophysiologic mechanisms
- Diagnosis
- Catheter ablation
- References
- 14. Atrioventricular junctional tachycardias
- Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia
- Definition
- Pathophysiology
- Diagnosis
- Electrophysiologic classification
- Differential diagnosis
- Catheter ablation
- Nonreentrant junctional tachycardias
- Automatic junctional tachycardia
- Other nonreentrant variants
- Junctional premature beats
- References
- 15. Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome and atrioventricular reentrant tachycardias
- Definitions
- Electrophysiology and classification of accessory pathways
- Diagnosis
- Risk stratification of patients with asymptomatic preexcitation
- Catheter ablation
- References
- 16. Ventricular arrhythmias
- Definitions
- Electrophysiologic mechanisms
- Diagnosis
- Electrophysiology testing
- Catheter ablation
- Rationale
- Procedural considerations
- Mapping techniques
- Ablation techniques
- Epicardial ablation
- Clinical forms of ventricular arrhythmias
- Idiopathic VT
- Ischemic heart disease
- Heart failure
- Cardiomyopathies
- Mitral valve prolapse
- Genetic channelopathies
- Adult congenital heart disease
- Premature ventricular contractions
- References
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: February 2, 2021
- Imprint: Elsevier
- No. of pages: 392
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323793384
- eBook ISBN: 9780323793391
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Demosthenes G Katritsis
Demosthenes G Katritsis, MD, PhD, is a pre-eminent international figure in cardiology. He heads the Heart Center and is Director of Advanced Interventional Cardiology and Electrophysiology and Clinical Cardiologist at Hygeia Hospital Heart in Athens, Greece. Dr Katritsis is also Honorary Consultant Cardiologist at St Thomas Hospital in London. He has published over 300 articles and coauthored several European and US textbooks of clinical cardiology, including (with John Camm) Clinical Cardiology: Current Practice Guidelines and is currently editor-in-chief of the journal Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology Review afflilated with the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) and co-chair of selected guidelines for the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).
Affiliations and expertise
Director, Department of Cardiology, Hygeia Hospital, Athens, Greece; Honorary Consultant Cardiologist, St Thomas Hospital
London, UK; Adjunct Assistant Professor of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USAFM
Fred Morady
Fred Morady, MD, McKay Professor of Cardiovascular Disease and Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor, Michigan, is equally esteemed in the field of cardiology.
Affiliations and expertise
McKay Professor of Cardiovascular Disease, Professor of Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MichiganRead Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology on ScienceDirect