Variants of ventricular preexcitation : recognition and treatment / Eduardo Back Sternick, Hein J. Wellens.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sternick, Eduardo Back.

Contributor:

Wellens, H. J. J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome.

Excitation (Physiology).

Pre-Excitation, Mahaim-Type.

Myocardium--pathology.

Medical Subjects:

Pre-Excitation, Mahaim-Type.

Myocardium--pathology.

Physical Description:

ix, 152 pages, 2 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (partly color), portrait ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Futura, 2006.

Summary:

Drs Sternick and Wellens combine their expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac arrhythmias to bring you this complete overview of decrementally conducting accessory pathways and their role in cardiac arrhythmias. This is the first book dedicated to these special types of accessory pathways, their recognition and management. By covering the uncommon varieties of ventricular preexcitation, this book supports you in improving patient care by: Helping you to identify decrementally conducting AV fibers, which comprise 3-5 % of all accessory AV pathways, Explaining exactly what information can be obtained from the 12-lead ECG, Showing how to identify and localize these pathways during an electrophysiologic study, Detailing the proper treatment and how to cure these patients from their arrhythmia. By explaining the fundamental pathophysiology as well as the diverse clinical presentation of arrhythmias, Drs Sternick and Wellens demystify the subject of the different variants of decrementally conducting accessory pathways leading to ventricular pre-excitation and their role in cardiac arrhythmias.

Contents:

Historical notes and classification of the variants of ventricular preexcitation

The anatomy of decrementally conducting fibers

Atriofascicular pathways and decrementally conducting long atrioventricular pathways

The short AV decrementally conducting fibers

Nodoventricular and Nodofascicular fibers

Fasciculoventricular fibers

Conduction disturbances in accessory pathways

Automaticity in decrementally conducting fibers

Differential diagnosis of left bundle branch block-shaped tachycardias.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1405148438

OCLC:

64585745

Publisher Number:

9781405148436 (alk. paper)