Cardiac arrhythmias, pacing & electrophysiology : the expert view / edited by Panos E. Vardas.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Vardas, Panos E.

Series:

Developments in cardiovascular medicine ; v. 201.

Developments in cardiovascular medicine ; v. 201

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arrhythmia.

Cardiac pacing.

Electrocardiography.

Arrhythmias, Cardiac.

Cardiac Pacing, Artificial.

Medical Subjects:

Arrhythmias, Cardiac.

Cardiac Pacing, Artificial.

Electrocardiography.

Physical Description:

xxi, 461 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.

Other Title:

Cardiac arrhythmias, pacing and electrophysiology

Place of Publication:

Dordrecht ; Boston, Mass. : Kluwer Academic, [1998]

Summary:

Articles from Europace '97, held in Athens, Greece, on June 8-11, 1997. Provides current research on arrhythmiology, clinical electrophysiology, internal defibrillation, and pacing. For specialized cardiologists, not intended to cover daily patient care.

Contents:

Part 1 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Clinical Electrophysiology 1

1. Sinus node reentrant tachycardia versus ectopic atrial tachycardia: where lies the difference? / Hein Heidbuchel 3

2. AV nodal reentry: what have we learned from ablation techniques? / Mark E. Josephson 11

3. Severe paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: atrioventricular junction ablation and DDDR mode-switching pacemaker versus pharmacological treatment / Michele Brignole, Lorella Gianfranchi, Carlo Menozzi, Paolo Alboni, Giacomo Musso, Maria Grazia Bongiorni, Maurizio Gasparini, Antonio Raviele, Gino Lolli, Nelly Paparella, Simonetta Acquarone 29

4. Mechanisms of drug action in atrial fibrillation / Maria I. Anastasiou-Nana 35

5. Conclusions and questions from large trials of anticoagulants in patients with atrial fibrillation / Peter J. Koudstaal, Adriana Koudstaal 43

6. Role of the autonomic nervous system in sustained ventricular tachycardia after myocardial infarction / Maurizio Landolina, Ruggero Manfredini, Massimo Mantica, Gaetano M. de Ferrari 49

7. Does assessment of autonomic tone translate into new therapeutic approaches in survivors of myocardial infarction? / Federico Lombardi 57

8. Mechanisms of ventricular arrhythmias in ischaemic heart disease / Nabil El-Sherif 61

9. Basic mechanisms of vulnerability to ventricular fibrillation / Michiel J. Janse 71

10. Molecular and electrophysiological mechanisms of arrhythmias in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy / Dan M. Roden 77

11. Risk stratification in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy / Perry M. Elliott, William J. McKenna 83

12. Floppy mitral valve/mitral valve prolapse: cardiac arrhythmias / Harisios Boudoulas, Stephen F. Schaal, Charles F. Wooley 89

13. Pathology of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathies, dysplasia and Naxos disease: clinical, pathological and nosological classification / G. Fontaine, N. Protonotarios, F. Fontaliran, A. Tsatsopoulou, R. Frank 97

14. Ventricular arrhythmias in hypertensives / Dimitris A. Sideris 105

15. The value of electrophysiological testing in diagnosis of syncope in post-infarction patients, without complex ventricular arrhythmias detected in 24-hour ECG / Wieslawa Piwowarska, Danuta Mroczek-Czernecka, Artur Pietrucha, Marta Wegrzynowska, Bozena Stobierska-Dzierzek 109

16. Value of different mapping strategies for ventricular tachycardia: sinus rhythm and pace mapping, activation and entrainment mapping / Jesus Almendral, Julian P. Villacastin, Angel Arenal, Mercedes Ortiz, Julio Osende, Jose L. Martinez-Sande, Juan L. Delcan 113

17. The Madit trial? What was wrong? / Philippe Coumel 121

18. Survival analysis and classification of death in patients under antiarrhythmic treatment / Hugo Ector, Hein Heidbuchel, Frans Van de Werf 125

19. Quality of life in clinical trials and practice / Werner Jung, Susanne Herwig, Susanne Spehl, Christian Wolpert, Berndt Luderitz 131

Part 2 Non-Invasive Electrocardiology 141

20. Heart rate variability in vasovagal syncope / George Kochiadakis, Panos Vardas 143

21. The role of non-invasive diagnostic techniques in reducing mortality in postmyocardial infarction survivors / Ronald W.F. Campbell 151

22. QT prolongation and proarrhythmia / Ronald W.F. Campbell 153

23. QT dispersion: its clinical value / A. Bayes de Luna, M. Fiol, A. Bayes-Genis, X. Vinolas, A. Cabrera, A. Martinez-Rubio 155

24. New perspective in non-invasive risk factors / Yee Guan Yap, Marek Malik 159

25. Spectral analysis of cardiovascular variability signals / Sergio Cerutti, Anna M. Bianchi, Luca T. Mainardi, Maria G. Signorini 171

26. Physiological background of the heart rate variability spectral components / Alberto Malliani, Nicola Montano, Massimo Pagani 185

27. Heart rate variability after myocardial infarction / Yee Guan Yap, Marek Malik 193

28. Signal averaging for risk stratification after myocardial infarction: do new technologies improve its predictive value? / Gioia Turitto 199

29. Artificial neural networks in cardiology: a review / Willem R.M. Dassen, Michael Egmont-Petersen, Rob G.A. Mulleneers 205

Part 3 Radiofrequency Ablation in Arrhythmias 213

30. Radiofrequency catheter modification of sinus node activity in patients with inappropriate sinus tachycardia / Melvin M. Scheinman, Jerold S. Shinbane, Michael D. Lesh, Randall J. Lee 215

31. Catheter ablation techniques for elimination of atrial fibrillation / Demosthenes G. Katritsis 223

32. Atrioventricular nodal ablation and VVIR pacing for rate control and regularisation of the ventricular rhythm in patients with established atrial fibrillation / Panos E. Vardas, E.N. Simantirakis, E.G. Manios 229

33. Ablation for ventricular tachycardia related to coronary artery disease / John D. Fisher 235

Part 4 Atrial and Ventricular Defibrillation 243

34. Historical perspectives on cardioversion and defibrillation / Berndt Luderitz 245

35. New concepts in electrical defibrillation / Werner Irnich 257

36. Role of implantable atrial defibrillators in the treatment of atrial fibrillation / Luc J. Jordaens 265

37. Management of atrial fibrillation by implantable devices: from electrophysiological studies to clinical application / Sanjeev Saksena, Philippe Delfaut 271

38. Design concepts for implantable atrial defibrillators / Gregory M. Ayers, Carolyn K. Wiemers 277

39. Criteria for selection of patients for IAD implantations / Alessandro Capucci, Daniela Aschieri, Giovanni Quinto Villani, Alessandro Rosi 287

40. Survival benefits of implantable cardioverter/defibrillators in different groups of patients / Konrad Steinbach, Christine Hief, Andrea Podczeck 29

41. Continuing evolution of implantable cardioverter/defibrillators: smaller size, longer life, improved cost-effectiveness / Seah Nisam 29

42. Prophylactic implantation of the implantable defibrillator in asymptomatic patients / Poul Erik Bloch Thomsen 30

43. Prophylactic implantation of implantable cardioverter/defibrillators in postmyocardial infarction patients / Antonio Raviele, Aldo Bonso, Gianni Gasparini, Sakis Themistoclakis 30

44. Muscle-sparing subpectoral defibrillator implantation / Gijs Geskes 31

45. Follow-up techniques in patients with implantable cardioverters/defibrillators / Michael Block, Barbara Lamp, Max Weber, Gunther Breithardt 31

Part 5 Cardiac Pacing 329

46. The features of a paced heart beat / Lukas Kappenberger, Michel Grobety, Xavier Jeanrenaud 331

47. Clinical evaluation of chronotropic incompetence: implications for rate-adaptive pacing / Demosthenes Iskos, Marcus J. Mianulli, David G. Benditt 337

48. Indications for permanent antibradycardia pacemakers. The official guidelines should be revised / S. Serge Barold 343

49. Regional electromechanical coupling during ventricular pacing / Frits W. Prinzen, Tammo Delhass, Theo Arts, Robert S. Reneman 353

50. What kind of programming gives the optimal performance in rate-response ventricular pacing / Modesto Guerola 361

51. Atrial septal pacing: synchronising the atria / William H. Spencer III 367

52. Automatic mode switching in DDD(R) pacemakers: to make life easier or more complicated? / Ali Oto 375

53. Neurohumoral control of the pacemaker and heart system / Max Schaldach 379

54. Single-lead VDD/DDD pacing / I. Eli Ovsyscher, Alan B. Wagshal 389

55. Clinical trials in cardiac pacing: justification, design and preliminary results of the United States trials / Gervasio A. Lamas 399

56. Can pacing be more physiological? / Massimo Santini, Antonio Auriti, Gerardo Ansalone 407

57. Improved follow-up procedure / Ole-Jorgen Ohm, Dejan Danilovic, Svein Faerestrand 411

58. Development of a true pacemaker Holter / S.

Serge Barold, Gene Bornzin, Paul Levine 421

59. Electromagnetic interference in current implantable devices / Werner Irnich 427

60. Potential impact of pacing in the treatment of dilated cardiomyopathy / Richard Sutton 437

61. Can reliable pacing be achieved in hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy with normal conduction? / Daniel Gras, Dominique Pavin, Philippe Mabo, Claude Daubert 441

62. AV node ablation and DDD pacing in hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy / Nicolas Sadoul, Bernard Dodinot, Daniel Beurrier, Christian de Chillou, Etienne Aliot 451.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0792349083

OCLC:

38043064