Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology: A Practical Guide

Chapter 1. Classification of Arrhythmias

Chapter 2. Electrophysiologic Mechanisms of Arrhythmogenesis

Normal excitation of the heart

Mechanisms of arrhythmias

Chapter 3. Cardiac Anatomy for the Electrophysiologist

Left Atrium

Right Atrium

Right and Left Ventricle

Cardiac Valves

The Conduction System

Chapter 4. Vascular Access and Catheters

Patient Preparation

Epicardial access

Catheter Placement

Exposure to Radiation During EP Procedures

Chapter 5. Electrophysiology Hardware

Electrode catheters

Sheaths

Electrogram Recording and Processing

Pacing

Chapter 6. Basic Intervals and Atrial and Ventricular Conduction Curves

Basic Intervals

AV Conduction Curves

VA conduction Curves

Chapter 7. Electroanatomic Mapping and Robotic Navigation

Electroanatomic Mapping Systems

Robotic Navigation

Chapter 8. Physics of Ablation

Radiofrequency ablation

Cryoablation

LASER Ablation

Pulsed Field Ablation

Stereotactic Cardiac Radioablation

Chapter 9. Investigation of Bradycardias

Sinus Bradycardia

Atrioventricular Block

Atrioventricular Dissociation

Intraventricular Block

Electophysiologic Testing for the Investigation of Bradycardias

Chapter 10. Differential Diagnosis of Narrow-QRS Tachycardias

Regular Narrow-QRS (=120 ms) Tachycardias

Irregular Narrow-QRS (=120 ms) Tachycardias

Chapter 11. Differential Diagnosis of Wide-QRS Tachycardias

Regular Wide-QRS (>120 ms) Tachycardias

Irregular Wide-QRS (>120 ms) Tachycardias

Chapter 12. Diagnosis and Catheter Ablation of Atrial Tachycardias

Atrial Premature Beats

Sinus Tachycardias

Focal Atrial Tachycardia

Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia

Macro-reentrant Atrial Tachycardias

Chapter 13. Diagnosis and Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation

Definitions and Classification

Electrophysiologic Mechanisms

Diagnosis

Catheter Ablation

Chapter 14. Diagnosis and Catheter Ablation of Atrioventricular Junctional Tachycardias

Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia

Non-reentrant Junctional Tachycardias

Junctional Ectopic Beats

Chapter 15. Diagnosis and Catheter Ablation of Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome and Atrioventricular Tachycardias

Definitions

Electrophysiology and classification of accessory pathways

Diagnosis

Risk stratification in patients with asymptomatic preexcitation

Catheter ablation

Chapter 16. Diagnosis and Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardias

Definitions

Electrophysiologic Mechanisms

Diagnosis

Electrophysiology Testing

Catheter ablation

Clinical Forms of Ventricular Arrhythmias

Chapter 1. Classification of Arrhythmias

Chapter 2. Electrophysiologic Mechanisms of Arrhythmogenesis

Chapter 3. Cardiac Anatomy for the Electrophysiologist

Chapter 4. Vascular Access and Catheters

Chapter 5. Electrophysiology Hardware

Chapter 6. Basic Intervals and Atrial and Ventricular Conduction Curves

Chapter 7. Electro-Anatomic Mapping and Robotic Navigation

Chapter 8. Physics of Ablation

Chapter 9. Investigation of Bradycardias

Chapter 10. Differential Diagnosis of Narrow-QRS Tachycardias

Chapter 11. Differential Diagnosis of Wide-QRS Tachycardias

Chapter 12. Diagnosis and Catheter Ablation of Atrial Tachycardias

Chapter 13. Diagnosis and Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation

Chapter 14. Diagnosis and Catheter Ablation of Atrioventricular Junctional Tachycardias

Chapter 15. Diagnosis and Catheter Ablation of Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome and Atrioventricular Tachycardias

Chapter 16. Diagnosis and Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardias