From anatomy and diagnostic criteria through specific mapping and ablation techniques,
Catheter Ablation of Cardiac Arrhythmias, 4th Edition, covers all you need to know in this fast-changing field. Ideal for practitioners who need a comprehensive, user-friendly ablation text for the electrophysiology lab or office setting, this authoritative reference offers quick access to practical content, using dynamic videos, detailed tables, and high-quality images to help you apply what you learn in your practice.
Table of Contents:PART 1: FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS OF TRANS-CATHETER ENERGY DELIVERY
- 1. Biophysics and Pathophysiology of Radiofrequency Lesion Formation
- 2. Guiding Lesion Formation During Radiofrequency Energy Catheter Ablation
- 3. Irrigated Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation
- 4. Catheter Cryoablation: Biophysics and Clinical Applications
- 5. Cardiac Anatomy for Catheter Mapping and Ablation of Arrhythmias
PART 2: CARDIAC MAPPING AND IMAGING
- 6. Fundamentals of Intracardiac Mapping
- 7. Catheter Three-Dimensional Mapping Systems
- 8. Remote Catheter Navigation Systems
- 9. Intracardiac Echocardiography, Computed Cardiac Tomography, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Guiding Mapping and Ablation
PART 3: CATHETER ABLATION OF ATRIAL TACHYCARDIAS AND FLUTTER
- 10. Ablation of Focal Atrial Tachycardias
- 11. Ablation of Cavo-Tricuspid Isthmus-Dependent Atrial Flutter
- 12. Ablation of Nonisthmus-Dependent Flutters and Atrial Macroreentry
- 13. Ablation of Postoperative Atrial Tachycardia in Congenital Heart Disease
PART 4: CATHETER ABLATION OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
- 14. Pulmonary Vein Isolation for Atrial Fibrillation
- 15. Pulmonary Vein Isolation by a Cryoballoon Catheter
- 16. Ablation of Non-Pulmonary Vein Triggers
- 17. Substrate-Based Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation
- 18. Ablation of AF Drivers: Focal Impulse and Rotor Modulation (FIRM)
- 19. Ablation of Persistent and Long-Lasting Persistent Atrial Fibrillation
- 20. Epicardial and Endocardial Hybrid Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation
PART 5: CATHETER ABLATION OF ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY TACHYCARDIA AND THE ATRIOVENTRICULAR JUNCTION
- 21. Ablation of Atrioventricular Junctional Tachycardias: Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry, Variants, and Focal Junctional Tachycardia
- 22. Atrioventricular Junction Ablation for Heart-Rate Control of Atrial Fibrillation
PART 6: CATHETER ABLATION OF ACCESSORY ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONNECTIONS
- 23. Ablation of Free-Wall Accessory Pathways
- 24. Ablation of Posteroseptal Accessory Pathways
- 25. Ablation of Superoparaseptal and Midseptal Accessory Pathways
- 26. Ablation of Atriofascicular Accessory Pathways and Variants
- 27. Special Problems in Ablation of Accessory Pathways
PART 7: CATHETER ABLATION OF VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA
- 28. Ablation of Ventricular Outflow Tract Tachycardias
- 29. Ablation of Idiopathic Left and Right Ventricular and Fascicular Tachycardias
- 30. Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia in Coronary Artery Disease
- 31. Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia Associated with Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy
- 32. Ablation of Unstable Ventricular Tachycardia and Idiopathic Ventricular Fibrillation
- 33. Substrate-Based Ablation for Ventricular Tachycardia
- 34. Epicardial Approach to Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia
- 35. Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia with Congenital Heart Disease
- 36. Ablation of Genetically Triggered Ventricular Tachycardia
- 37. Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia with Percutaneous Hemodynamic Support
PART 8: MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS
- 38. Complications Associated with Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation of Arrhythmias
- 39. Atrial Transseptal Catheterization
- 40. Special Considerations for Ablation in Pediatric Patients
