Table of contents
Preface to the Sixth Edition vii
Part I Disorders of the Heart Rhythm: Basic Principles 1
1 The Cardiac Electrical System 3
2 Abnormal Heart Rhythms 13
3 Treatment of Arrhythmias 25
Part II The Electrophysiology Study in the Evaluation and Therapy of Cardiac Arrhythmias 37
4 Principles of the Electrophysiology Study 39
5 The Electrophysiology Study in the Evaluation of Bradycardia: The SA Node, AV Node, and His–Purkinje System 63
6 The Electrophysiology Study in the Evaluation of Supraventricular Tachyarrhythmias 107
7 The Electrophysiology Study in the Evaluation and Treatment of Ventricular Arrhythmias 167
8 Transcatheter Ablation: Therapeutic Electrophysiology 221
9 Ablation of Supraventricular Tachycardias 233
10 Ablation of PVCs and Ventricular Tachycardia 255
11 Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation 279
12 Ablation of Atrial Flutter 299
13 Cardiac Resynchronization: Pacing Therapy for Heart Failure 319
14 The Evaluation of Syncope 333
15 Electrophysiologic Testing in Perspective: The Evaluation and Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias 347
Questions and Answers 359
Index 373