From anatomy and diagnostic criteria through specific mapping and ablation techniques, Catheter Ablation of Cardiac Arrhythmias, 4th Edition, covers all you need to know in this fast-changing field. Ideal for practitioners who need a comprehensive, user-friendly ablation text for the electrophysiology lab or office setting, this authoritative reference offers quick access to practical content, using detailed tables and high-quality images to help you apply what you learn in your practice.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iii 5. Dedication - p. iii 6. List of Contributors - p. iii 7. Preface - p. iii 8. Acknowledgements - p. iii 9. Part 1: Fundamental Concepts of Transcatheter Energy Delivery - p. iii 10. List of Illustrations - p. iii 11. List of Tables - p. iii 12. Chapter 1: Biophysics and Pathophysiology of Radiofrequency Lesion Formation - p. iii 13. Chapter 2: Guiding Lesion Formation During Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation - p. g17.e1 14. Chapter 3: Irrigated and Cooled-Tip Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation - p. g26.e1 15. Chapter 4: Catheter Cryoablation: Biophysics and Clinical Applications - p. g38 16. Chapter 5: Cardiac Anatomy for Catheter Mapping and Ablation of Arrhythmias - p. g53 17. Part 2: Cardiac Mapping and Imaging - p. g74.e1 18. Chapter 6: Fundamentals of Intracardiac Mapping - p. g74.e1 19. Chapter 7: Catheter 3-Dimensional Mapping Systems - p. g99 20. Chapter 8: Remote Catheter Navigation Systems - p. g116.e1 21. Chapter 9: Intracardiac Echocardiography, Computed Cardiac Tomography, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Guiding Mapping and Ablation - p. g125.e1 22. Part 3: Catheter Ablation of Atrial Tachycardias and Flutter - p. g142.e2 23. Chapter 10: Ablation of Focal Atrial Tachycardias - p. g142.e2 24. Chapter 11: Ablation of Cavotricuspid Isthmus–Dependent Atrial Flutters - p. g159.e1 25. Chapter 12: Ablation of Nonisthmus-Dependent Flutters and Atrial Macroreentry - p. g186 26. Chapter 13: Ablation of Postoperative Atrial Tachycardia in Congenital Heart Disease - p. g204 27. Part 4: Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation - p. g220 28. Chapter 14: Pulmonary Vein Isolation for Atrial Fibrillation - p. g220 29. Chapter 15: Pulmonary Vein Isolation by Cryoballoon Catheter - p. g232 30. Chapter 16: Ablation of Nonpulmonary Vein Triggers - p. g243 31. Chapter 17: Substrate-Based Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation - p. g256 32. Chapter 18: Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation Drivers: Focal Impulse and Rotor Modulation - p. g278 33. Chapter 19: Ablation of Persistent and Long-Standing Persistent Atrial Fibrillation - p. g290 34. Chapter 20: Epicardial and Endocardial Hybrid Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation - p. g304 35. Part 5: Catheter Ablation of Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry Tachycardia and the Atrioventricular Junction - p. g314 36. Chapter 21: Ablation of Atrioventricular Junctional Tachycardias: Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry, Variants, and Focal Junctional Tachycardia - p. g314 37. Chapter 22: Atrioventricular Junction Ablation for Heart-Rate Control of Atrial Fibrillation - p. g347 38. Part 6: Catheter Ablation of Accessory Atrioventricular Connections - p. g355 39. Chapter 23: Ablation of Free Wall Accessory Pathways - p. g355 40. Chapter 24: Ablation of Posteroseptal Accessory Pathways - p. g379 41. Chapter 25: Catheter Ablation of Superoparaseptal (Anteroseptal) and Midseptal Accessory Pathways - p. g395 42. Chapter 26: Ablation of Atriofascicular Accessory Pathways and Variants - p. g407 43. Chapter 27: Special Problems in Ablation of Accessory Pathways - p. g428 44. Part 7: Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia - p. g446 45. Chapter 28: Ablation of Ventricular Outflow Tract Tachycardias - p. g446 46. Chapter 29: Ablation of Idiopathic Left and Right Ventricular and Fascicular Tachycardias - p. g466 47. Chapter 30: Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia in Coronary Artery Disease - p. g505 48. Chapter 31: Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia Associated With Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy - p. g530 49. Chapter 32: Ablation of Unstable Ventricular Tachycardia and Ventricular Fibrillation - p. g542 50. Chapter 33: Substrate-Based Ablation for Ventricular Tachycardia - p. g562 51. Chapter 34: Epicardial Approach to Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia - p. g590 52. Chapter 35: Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia With Congenital Heart Disease - p. g607 53. Chapter 36: Ablation of Genetically Triggered Ventricular Tachycardia/Fibrillation—Focusing on Brugada Syndrome - p. g617 54. Chapter 37: Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia With Percutaneous Hemodynamic Support - p. g624 55. Part 8: Miscellaneous Topics - p. g634 56. Chapter 38: Complications Associated With Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation of Arrhythmias - p. g634 57. Chapter 39: Atrial Transseptal Catheterization - p. g647 58. Chapter 40: Special Considerations for Ablation in Pediatric Patients - p. g662 59. Index - p. g687
From anatomy and diagnostic criteria through specific mapping and ablation techniques, Catheter Ablation of Cardiac Arrhythmias, 4th Edition, covers all you need to know in this fast-changing field. Ideal for practitioners who need a comprehensive, user-friendly ablation text for the electrophysiology lab or office setting, this authoritative reference offers quick access to practical content, using detailed tables and high-quality images to help you apply what you learn in your practice.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iii 5. Dedication - p. iii 6. List of Contributors - p. iii 7. Preface - p. iii 8. Acknowledgements - p. iii 9. Part 1: Fundamental Concepts of Transcatheter Energy Delivery - p. iii 10. List of Illustrations - p. iii 11. List of Tables - p. iii 12. Chapter 1: Biophysics and Pathophysiology of Radiofrequency Lesion Formation - p. iii 13. Chapter 2: Guiding Lesion Formation During Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation - p. g17.e1 14. Chapter 3: Irrigated and Cooled-Tip Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation - p. g26.e1 15. Chapter 4: Catheter Cryoablation: Biophysics and Clinical Applications - p. g38 16. Chapter 5: Cardiac Anatomy for Catheter Mapping and Ablation of Arrhythmias - p. g53 17. Part 2: Cardiac Mapping and Imaging - p. g74.e1 18. Chapter 6: Fundamentals of Intracardiac Mapping - p. g74.e1 19. Chapter 7: Catheter 3-Dimensional Mapping Systems - p. g99 20. Chapter 8: Remote Catheter Navigation Systems - p. g116.e1 21. Chapter 9: Intracardiac Echocardiography, Computed Cardiac Tomography, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Guiding Mapping and Ablation - p. g125.e1 22. Part 3: Catheter Ablation of Atrial Tachycardias and Flutter - p. g142.e2 23. Chapter 10: Ablation of Focal Atrial Tachycardias - p. g142.e2 24. Chapter 11: Ablation of Cavotricuspid Isthmus–Dependent Atrial Flutters - p. g159.e1 25. Chapter 12: Ablation of Nonisthmus-Dependent Flutters and Atrial Macroreentry - p. g186 26. Chapter 13: Ablation of Postoperative Atrial Tachycardia in Congenital Heart Disease - p. g204 27. Part 4: Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation - p. g220 28. Chapter 14: Pulmonary Vein Isolation for Atrial Fibrillation - p. g220 29. Chapter 15: Pulmonary Vein Isolation by Cryoballoon Catheter - p. g232 30. Chapter 16: Ablation of Nonpulmonary Vein Triggers - p. g243 31. Chapter 17: Substrate-Based Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation - p. g256 32. Chapter 18: Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation Drivers: Focal Impulse and Rotor Modulation - p. g278 33. Chapter 19: Ablation of Persistent and Long-Standing Persistent Atrial Fibrillation - p. g290 34. Chapter 20: Epicardial and Endocardial Hybrid Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation - p. g304 35. Part 5: Catheter Ablation of Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry Tachycardia and the Atrioventricular Junction - p. g314 36. Chapter 21: Ablation of Atrioventricular Junctional Tachycardias: Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry, Variants, and Focal Junctional Tachycardia - p. g314 37. Chapter 22: Atrioventricular Junction Ablation for Heart-Rate Control of Atrial Fibrillation - p. g347 38. Part 6: Catheter Ablation of Accessory Atrioventricular Connections - p. g355 39. Chapter 23: Ablation of Free Wall Accessory Pathways - p. g355 40. Chapter 24: Ablation of Posteroseptal Accessory Pathways - p. g379 41. Chapter 25: Catheter Ablation of Superoparaseptal (Anteroseptal) and Midseptal Accessory Pathways - p. g395 42. Chapter 26: Ablation of Atriofascicular Accessory Pathways and Variants - p. g407 43. Chapter 27: Special Problems in Ablation of Accessory Pathways - p. g428 44. Part 7: Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia - p. g446 45. Chapter 28: Ablation of Ventricular Outflow Tract Tachycardias - p. g446 46. Chapter 29: Ablation of Idiopathic Left and Right Ventricular and Fascicular Tachycardias - p. g466 47. Chapter 30: Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia in Coronary Artery Disease - p. g505 48. Chapter 31: Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia Associated With Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy - p. g530 49. Chapter 32: Ablation of Unstable Ventricular Tachycardia and Ventricular Fibrillation - p. g542 50. Chapter 33: Substrate-Based Ablation for Ventricular Tachycardia - p. g562 51. Chapter 34: Epicardial Approach to Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia - p. g590 52. Chapter 35: Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia With Congenital Heart Disease - p. g607 53. Chapter 36: Ablation of Genetically Triggered Ventricular Tachycardia/Fibrillation—Focusing on Brugada Syndrome - p. g617 54. Chapter 37: Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia With Percutaneous Hemodynamic Support - p. g624 55. Part 8: Miscellaneous Topics - p. g634 56. Chapter 38: Complications Associated With Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation of Arrhythmias - p. g634 57. Chapter 39: Atrial Transseptal Catheterization - p. g647 58. Chapter 40: Special Considerations for Ablation in Pediatric Patients - p. g662 59. Index - p. g687
