Table of Contents
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Foreword by Dr. Valentin Fuster
Foreword by Dr. Pere Brugada i Terradellas
Preface
Preface to the Second Edition by Dr Adrian Branchuk
Recommended General Bibliography
Part I: Anatomical and Electrophysiological Considerations, Clinical Aspects, and Mechanisms of Cardiac Arrhythmias
Chapter 1: Clinical Aspects of Arrhythmias
Definition of Arrhythmia
Classification
The Importance of Clinical History and Physical Examination in Diagnosis and Assessment of Arrhythmias
(Bellet, 1969; Knoebel et al., 1993; Recommended General Bibliography p. xvii)
The Importance of Surface ECG and Other Techniques
References
Chapter 2: Anatomic and Electrophysiologic Basis
Anatomic Basis
Electrophysiologic Characteristics
(Hofman and Cranefield, 1960; Paes de Carvalho and Hofman, 1966; Markus et al., 1998; Issa et al., 2012; Recommended General Bibliography p. xvii)
References
Chapter 3: Electrophysiologic Mechanisms
Mechanisms Responsible for Active Cardiac Arrhythmias
Mechanisms Leading to Passive Arrhythmias
References
Part II: Diagnosis, Prognosis and Treatment of Arrhythmias
Chapter 4: Active Supraventricular Arrhythmias
Premature Supraventricular Complexes
Sinus Tachycardia
Atrial Tachycardia
Junctional Reentrant (Reciprocating) Tachycardia
AV Junctional Tachycardia Due to Ectopic Focus
Chaotic Atrial Tachycardia
Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial Flutter
(Figures 4.57-4.71)
Supraventricular Tachyarrhythmias and Atrial Wave Morphology: Monomorphic and Polymorphic Morphology
Differential Diagnosis of Supraventricular Tachyarrhythmias with Regular RR Intervals and Narrow QRS
Electrocardiographic Diagnosis of the Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardias: a Sequential Approach
References
Chapter 5: Active Ventricular Arrhythmias
Premature Ventricular Complexes
Ventricular Tachycardias
Ventricular Flutter
Ventricular Fibrillation
References
Chapter 6: Passive Arrhythmias
Escape Complex and Escape Rhythm
Sinus Bradycardia due to Sinus Automaticity Depression (Figures 6.7 and 6.8)
Sinoatrial Block
Atrial Blocks
Atrioventricular Block
Ventricular Blocks
Cardiac Arrest
The Pacemaker Electrocardiography
(Garson, 1990; Kasumoto and Goldschlager, 1996; Hesselson, 2003; Baranchuk, 2013) (Figures 6.30-6.38)
Clinical, Prognostic, and Therapeutic Implications of Passive Arrhythmias
References
Chapter 7: Analytical Study of an Arrhythmia
Determining the Presence of a Dominant Rhythm
Atrial Wave Analysis
QRS Complex Analysis
Atrioventricular Relationship Analysis
Premature Complex Analysis
Pause Analysis
Delayed Complex Analysis
Analysis of the P Wave and QRS-T Complexes of Variable Morphology
(Figures 7.4 and 7.5, Table 7.1)
Repetitive Arrhythmias Analysis: Bigeminal Rhythm
Differential Diagnosis Between Several Arrhythmias in Special Situations
References
Part III: The ECG and Risk of Arrhythmias and Sudden Death in Different Heart Diseases and Situations
Chapter 8: Ventricular Pre-Excitation
Concept and Types of Pre-Excitation
WPW-type Pre-Excitation (Type 1)
Atypical Pre-Excitation
Short PR Interval Pre-Excitation
(Lown et al.
, 1957
) (Figures
8.14
and
8.15
)
References
Chapter 9: Inherited Heart Diseases
Introduction
Cardiomyopathies
Specific Conduction System Involvement: Lenegre Syndrome
Ionic Channel Disorders in the Absence of Apparent Structural Heart Disease: Channelopathies
References
Chapter 10: Other ECG Patterns of Risk
Severe Sinus Bradycardia
Third-Degree (Advanced) Interatrial Block
(Figures 10.4-10.7)
High-Risk Ventricular Block
Advanced Atrioventricular Block
The Presence of Ventricular Arrhythmias in Chronic Heart Disease Patients
Acquired Long QT
(Figure 10.17)
Electrical Alternans
(see Table 7.1 and Figure 7.5)
Other Electrocardiographic Patterns of Risk for Sudden Death
Early Repolarization (ER) Pattern (J Wave) and Sudden Death
(Figure 10.18)
Risk of Serious Arrhythmias and Sudden Death in Patients with Normal or Nearly Normal ECG
References
Chapter 11: Arrhythmias in Different Heart Diseases and Situations
Ischemic Heart Disease
Heart Failure
Valvular Heart Disease
Congenital Heart Disease
Hypertensive Heart Disease
Myocarditis
Cor Pulmonale
Pericardial Disease
Sudden Death in Other Heart Diseases
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Athletes
(Figure 11.9)
Alcohol Intake
Special Situations
Sudden Death in Apparently Healthy People
(see Chapter 9, Idiopathic Ventricular Fibrillation)
References
Appendix
Introduction
Calculation of Sensitivity, Specificity, and Predictive Value (Table A-1)
Diagnostic Techniques
Therapeutic Techniques
Antiarrhythmic Agents
Classification of the Recommendations for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures and Level of Evidence (AHA/ESC/ACC Guidelines)
References
Index
End User License Agreement
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