Medical and Surgical Management of Tachyarrhythmias

Front Matter....Pages I-VIII
Introduction....Pages 1-1
Electrophysiology of Reentrant Ventricular Arrhythmias in the Late Myocardial Infarction Period....Pages 2-23
Surgical Therapy of Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias: Experimental Models and Cardiac Activation Mapping Techniques....Pages 24-37
Effect of Various Interventions on Myocardial Activation During Ischemia....Pages 38-42
Management of Patients with Malignant Arrhythmias....Pages 43-55
Pacemaker Therapy in Ventricular Arrhythmias....Pages 56-62
Implantable Pacemakers for Management of Supraventricular Tachyarrhythmias: Current Status....Pages 63-70
The Automatic Implantable Defibrillator: A New Avenue....Pages 71-80
Anatomic Substrates of Ventricular Preexcitation....Pages 81-93
Preoperative Localization of Bypass Tract(s) in the Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome....Pages 94-105
Electrophysiologic Observations During Cardiac Surgery of Patients with the Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome....Pages 106-113
Intraoperative Localization and Division of Accessory Pathways Associated with the Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome....Pages 114-137
Correlations Between Latest Delayed Potentials in Sinus Rhythm and Earliest Activation During Chronic Ventricular Tachycardia....Pages 138-154
Is the Reentry Concept a Guide to the Surgical Treatment of Chronic Ventricular Tachycardia?....Pages 155-172
Intraoperative Delineation of the Conduction System in Corrective Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease....Pages 173-176
Surgical Therapy of Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias in Ischemic Heart Disease Using Conventinal Techniques....Pages 177-182
Back Matter....Pages 183-188