Ten years of radiofrequency catheter ablation / edited by Jerónimo Farré and Concepción Moro.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Farré, Jerónimo.

Moro, Concepción

Class of 1924 Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catheter ablation.

Tachycardia--Surgery.

Tachycardia.

Tachycardia--surgery.

Atrial Fibrillation--surgery.

Catheter Ablation.

Surgery.

Medical Subjects:

Tachycardia--surgery.

Atrial Fibrillation--surgery.

Catheter Ablation.

Physical Description:

xiii, 373 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

Armonk, NY : Futura Pub. Co., [1998]

Contents:

Part I General Considerations

1 Fluoroscopic Heart Anatomy / J. Farre, J. M. Rubio, J. A. Cabrera 3

2 Myocardial Pathology at the Atrial and Ventricular Sites Produced by Radiofrequency Endocardial Catheter Ablation / P. Aragoncillo, C. Moro, M. J. Fernandez, J. L. Moya, A. H. Madrid 21

3 Biochemical Markers and c-Troponin I Release after Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation: Approach to the Size of the Necrosis / A. H. Madrid, J. M. del Rey, L. Novo, A. Sanchez, A. Jimenez, J. Martin, J. Rubi, E. Ripoll, C. Moro 31

Part II Atrioventricular Junctional Ablation

4 Are There Still Indications for Pharmacological Treatment in Patients with Atrioventricular Reentry Tachycardias With and Without Accessory Atrioventricular Pathways? / H. J. J. Wellens, J. L. Smeets, L. M. Rodriquez, C. Timmermans 43

5 Anatomy and Fiber Architecture of the Atrioventricular Junction / S. W. Ho, R. H. Anderson 49

6 Surgical Anatomy of the Atrioventricular Junction / G. M. Guiraudon, C. M. Guiraudon, G. J. Klein, R. Yee, A. Krahn 59

7 Electrophysiology of the Atrioventricular Junctional Area: Lessons from Experimental Models / J. M. T. de Bakker, M. J. Janse, M. A. McGuire, P. Loh, B. Thibault, M. Hocini 75

8 Angiographic Anatomy of Koch's Triangle, Atrioventricular Nodal Artery and Proximal Coronary Sinus in Patients With and Without Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia / J. A. Cabrera, A. Medina, J. S. de Lezo, F. Wanguemert, E. Hernandez, A. Delgado, F. Melian, M. Pan, J. R. Ortega, J. Morales, S. Ellingson, C. Juanatey, A. Morillas 91

9 Radiofrequency Ablation of Atrioventricular Node Reentrant Tachycardia: Fast or Slow Pathway Ablation? / G. Fenelon, T. Malacky, E. Manios, P. Geelen, E. Andries, P. Brugada 103

10 Endocardial Catheter Ablation of Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia / C. Moro, A. Hernandez-Madrid, A. Sanchez, L. Novo, E. Garcia, J. Martin 115

11 Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation for Atrioventricular Reentrant Tachycardias / P. Jais, D. C. Shah, M. Haissaguerre, L. Gencel, J. Clementy 131

12 The Anatomic Approach to the Slow Atrioventricular Nodal Pathway / J. Brugada 139

13 Anatomy of Accessory Pathways: Are There Lessons Relevant to RFCA? / S. Y. Ho, R. H. Anderson 149

14 Validation, Sensitivity, Specificity and Predictive Value of Accessory Pathway Potential Recording to Guide RFCA / R. Cappato, M. Schluter, K. H. Kuck 165

15 Are There Accessory Pathways that Cannot Be Reached with Catheter Ablation Techniques? / R. Cappato, M. Schluter, K. H. Kuck 179

16 Preliminary Experience with a Nonfluoroscopic Catheter-Based Mapping Method in Patients with an Accessory Pathway / J. L. R. M. Smeets, S. Ben-Haim, L. M. Rodriguez, C. Timmermans, H. J. J. Wellens 193

Part III Ventricular Ablation

17 Clinical and Electrocardiographic Profiles of Patients with Ventricular Tachycardia / H. J. J. Wellens, J. L. R. M. Smeets, L. M. Rodriguez, C. Timmermans 205

18 Clinical and Electrocardiographic Patterns in Patients with Idiopathic Ventricular Fibrillation / J. Brugada, P. Brugada, R. Brugada 219

19 Predictors for Successful Ablation of Right- and Left-Sided Idiopathic Ventricular Tachycardia / L. M. Rodriguez, J. L. R. M. Smeets, C. Timmermans, H. J. J. Wellens 231

20 Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation of Idiopathic Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Tachycardia / J. Almendral, R. Peinado 249

21 Catheter Ablation in Postmyocardial Infarction Ventricular Tachycardia / J. Farre, J. M. Rubio, L. Sanziani, N. Tarin, J. M. Serrano, J. Castro-Dorticos 263

Part IV Atrial Ablation

22 Atrial Fibrillation Functional Anatomy Surgical Rationales / G. M. Guiraudon, C. M. Guiraudon, G. E. Klein, R. Yee 289

23 Electrophysiolpogy of Atrial Fibrillation in Humans / R. Cappato, K. H. Kuck 311

24 Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: Significant Role of Arrhythmogenic Foci / P. Jais, D. C. Shah, M. Haissaguerre, J. Clementy 319

25 Catheter Ablation of Atrial Tachycardia / R. Cappato, C. Weiss, K. H. Kuck 331

26 Atrial Flutter Ablation: Role of Endocardial Mapping / F. Arribas, M. L. Gil, F. G. Cosio 339.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1924 Book Fund.

ISBN:

0879936843

OCLC:

37247352