Cardiac Arrhythmias: From Basic Mechanism to State-of-the-Art Management

Front Matter....Pages i-xxiii
Anatomy and Physiology of the Atrioventricular Node: Basic Concepts....Pages 1-3
Anatomy and Physiology of the Atrioventricular Node: What Do We Know Today?....Pages 5-18
Molecular Basis of Arrhythmias Associated with the Cardiac Conduction System....Pages 19-34
Functional Anatomy in Arrhythmias and Vascular Support of the Conduction System....Pages 35-42
Autonomic Control of Cardiac Arrhythmia....Pages 43-60
Neural Mechanisms of Arrhythmia....Pages 61-64
Understanding the Genetic Basis of Atrial Fibrillation: Towards a Pharmacogenetic Approach for Arrhythmia Treatment....Pages 65-75
Importance of Isthmus Structure in the Right Atrium....Pages 77-93
Channelopathies and Heart Disease....Pages 95-129
Late Open Artery Hypothesis and Cardiac Electrical Stability....Pages 131-144
The Clinical Utility of 12-Lead Resting ECG in the Era of Ablation Strategies....Pages 145-155
Long-Term ECG (Holter) Monitoring and Head-Up Tilt Test....Pages 157-163
Echocardiography in Arrhythmias....Pages 165-186
Electrophysiologic Testing and Cardiac Mapping....Pages 187-197
How to Differentiate Between AVRT, AT, AVNRT, and Junctional Tachycardia Using the Baseline ECG and Intracardiac Tracings....Pages 199-208
Recognizing the Origin of Ventricular Premature Depolarization During Sinus Rhythm and During Non-sustained Tachycardia....Pages 209-219
Detection and Management of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Stroke or TIA in Clinical Practice....Pages 221-236
Ventricular Arrhythmias During Acute Myocardial Ischemia/Infarction: Mechanisms and Management ....Pages 237-251
Arrhythmias and Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy....Pages 253-264
Lai Tai, the Mysterious Death of Young Thai Men....Pages 265-277
Cardiac Arrest Arrhythmias....Pages 279-284
Electrical Storm: Recent Advances....Pages 285-292
Electrical Storm: Clinical Management....Pages 293-304
Cellular Pharmacology of Cardiac Automaticity and Conduction: Implications in Antiarrhythmic Drug Assessment....Pages 305-333
Biophysical and Molecular Targets....Pages 335-343
Proarrhythmia (Secondary)....Pages 345-350
Connexin-43 Expression: A Therapeutic Target for the Treatment of Ventricular Tachycardia....Pages 351-360
Biophysics of Modern Ablation Techniques and Their Limitations....Pages 361-367
Cardiac Imaging to Assist Complex Ablation Procedures....Pages 369-386
AVNRT Ablation: Significance of Anatomic Findings and Nodal Physiology....Pages 387-400
Mechanisms of Atrial Fibrillation....Pages 401-412
Importance of Left Atrial Imaging in Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation....Pages 413-418
Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: From Guidelines to Clinical Reality....Pages 419-438
Atrial Fibrillation: Should Cardiac Surgeons Be Consulted?....Pages 439-449
Atrial Arrhythmias After AF Ablation: Challenge for the Next Decade?....Pages 451-461
Cavotricuspid Isthmus Anatomy Particularities in Atrial Flutter Ablation....Pages 463-467
Location of Accessory Pathways in WPW: What and How Should We Ablate....Pages 469-487
VT Ablation: Importance of Linear Lesions and Late Potentials....Pages 489-496
Programmed Stimulation During Mapping and Ablation of VT....Pages 497-507
Catheter Ablation in Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease....Pages 509-516
Interventional Electrophysiology in Patients with Congenital Heart Disease....Pages 517-523
Epicardial Mapping and Ablation of Cardiac Arrhythmias....Pages 525-531
Robotic Ablation in Electrophysiology....Pages 533-541
Strategies for Restoring Cardiac Synchrony by Cardiac Pacing....Pages 543-589
Device Therapy for Bradycardias....Pages 591-596
Pacemaker Dependence After Atrioventricular Node Ablation....Pages 597-604
Pacing Site: From Theory to Practice....Pages 605-611
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators in the Pediatric and Congenital Heart Population....Pages 613-618
Sensing Issues in CRT Devices....Pages 619-628
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: Do Benefits Justify the Costs and Are They Sustained Over the Long Term?....Pages 629-638
Complications of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices (CIED)....Pages 639-651
Peri-device Implantation Anticoagulation Management: Evidence and Clinical Implications....Pages 653-664
Back Matter....Pages 665-678