Details

<p>List of contributors vii</p> <p>Foreword xi<br /><i>Hein J. Wellens</i></p> <p><b>Part 1 Mechanisms of VT</b></p> <p>1 The role of spatial dispersion of repolarization and intramural reentry in inherited and acquired sudden cardiac death syndromes 1<br /><i>Charles Antzelevitch</i></p> <p>2 Mechanisms of ventricular tachycardia: underlying pathological and physiological abnormalities 18<br /><i>Jacques MT de Bakker Harold VM van Rijen</i></p> <p><b>Part 2 Etiologies and syndromes</b></p> <p>3 Time-dependent gender differences in the clinical course of patients with the congenital long-QT syndrome 28<br /><i>Ilan Goldenberg Arthur J. Moss Wojciech Zareba</i></p> <p>4 Genetics of ventricular arrhythmias 37<br /><i>Zian H. Tseng Jeffrey Olgin</i></p> <p>5 Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy 51<br /><i>Rahul Jain Hugh Calkins</i></p> <p>6 Risk stratification and the implantable defibrillator for the prevention of sudden death in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 64<br /><i>Barry J. Maron</i></p> <p><b>Part 3 Catheter and surgical ablation</b></p> <p>7 Mapping and ablation of ventricular tachycardia after myocardial infarction 76<br /><i>William G. Stevenson Usha Tedrow</i></p> <p>8 Mapping and ablation of ventricular tachycardia in nonischemic cardiomyopathy 89<br /><i>Henry H. Hsia Pirooz S. Mofrad</i></p> <p>9 Mapping to define scars and isthmuses: a new paradigm for guiding ventricular tachycardia ablation 101<br /><i>Kyoko Soejima</i></p> <p>10 Ablation of idiopathic ventricular tachycardias 112<br /><i>Nitish Badhwar Melvin M. Scheinman</i></p> <p>11 Ablation of ventricular fibrillation 128<br /><i>Karen P. Phillips J. David Burkhardt Robert A. Schweikert Walid I. Saliba Andrea Natale</i></p> <p>12 Ablation of ventricular tachycardia in congenital heart disease 141<br /><i>George F. Van Hare</i></p> <p>13 Role of imaging techniques in catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia 150<br /><i>Mathew D. Hutchinson David J. Callans</i></p> <p>14 Epicardial ablation of ventricular tachycardia 164<br /><i>Mauricio Scanavacca Eduardo Sosa</i></p> <p>15 Role of catheter control systems in ablation of ventricular tachycardia 178<br /><i>Marco Perez Amin Al-Ahmad</i></p> <p>16 Current surgical techniques for ischemic ventricular tachycardia 190<br /><i>Robert J. Moraca Marci S. Bailey Ralph J. Damiano Jr</i></p> <p><b>Part 4 Epidemiology risk stratificationand pharmacological therapy for ventricular tachycardia and sudden death</b></p> <p>17 Epidemiology and etiologies of sudden cardiac death 198<br /><i>Keane K. Lee Amin Al-Ahmad Paul J.Wang Robert J. Myerburg</i></p> <p>18 Non-invasive tests for risk stratification in ischemic and non-ischemic cardiomyopathy 213<br /><i>J. Thomas Bigger Mark C. Haigney Robert E. Kleiger</i></p> <p>19 Risk stratification: where we are and where do we go from here 240<br /><i>Jeffrey J. Goldberger</i></p> <p>20 Pharmacological management of ventricular arrhythmias 247<br /><i>Kevin J. Makati Munther Homoud Mark S. Link Jonathan Weinstock N.A. Mark Estes III</i></p> <p><b>Part 5 Ventricular fibrillation and defibrillation</b></p> <p>21 The mechanisms of ventricular fibrillation 267<br /><i>Lan S. Chen Peng-Sheng Chen Moshe S. Swissa</i></p> <p>22 Mechanisms of defibrillation 277<br /><i>Derek J. Dosdall Jian Huang Raymond E. Ideker</i></p> <p>23 Automatic external defibrillation and public access defibrillator response 289<br /><i>Paul J. Wang Amin Al-Ahmad Robert J. Myerburg</i></p> <p>24 Advances in cardiopulmonary rescuscitation 298<br /><i>Anurag Gupta Amin Al-Ahmad</i></p> <p>25 Advances in implantable defibrillator therapy and technologies 312<br /><i>Paul J. Wang Amin Al-Ahmad Henry H. Hsia Paul C. Zei</i></p> <p>26 ICD lead extraction: when why and how? 327<br /><i>Bruce L. Wilkoff Oussama Wazni</i></p> <p>Index 335</p>

“This leading text serves as a guide to this area of increasing clinical importance. As the most comprehensive book on this topic, it will serve as the text that this readership will turn to first. This comprehensive book provides detailed insight into the mechanisms and treatment of ventricular arrhythmia. This is a well designed primer on the intricate mechanisms of ventricular arrhythmias and on the modalities available for diagnosis and treatment of patients. Written by eminent authors with experience in both the clinic and the laboratory, it provides a valuable synthesis of current perspectives on state-of-the-art in the field.” (<i>Doody's Book Reviews</i>, October 2008)

<b>Paul J. Wang, MD</b><br /> Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine<br /> Stanford University Medical Center<br /> Stanford, CA, USA <p><b>Henry H. Hsia, MD</b><br /> Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine<br /> Stanford University Medical Center<br /> Stanford, CA, USA</p> <p><b>Amin Al-Ahmad, MD<br /> </b>Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine<br /> Stanford University Medical Center<br /> Stanford, CA, USA</p> <p><b>Paul C. Zei, MD</b><br /> Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine<br /> Stanford University Medical Center<br /> Stanford, CA, USA</p>

Ventricular arrhythmias and sudden death are responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths each year throughout the world. Covering the most recent developments in this field, this leading text serves as a guide to this area of increasing clinical importance, addressing a wide range of topics, including: <ul> <li>basic mechanisms of ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation</li> <li>clinical syndromes and etiologies</li> <li>epidemiology and risk stratification</li> <li>pharmacologic therapy</li> <li>ablation and surgery</li> <li>implantable defibrillators</li> </ul> <p><i>Ventricular Arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death</i> provides the information that cardiologists, cardiac electrophysiologists, cardiac electrophysiology fellows, scientists, industry, and associated professionals need to know about current and evolving Ventricular Tachyarrhythmia treatment and diagnosis. As the most comprehensive book on this topic, it will serve as the text that this readership will turn to first.</p>

GB