Manual of surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation / edited by Hauw T. Sie ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sie, Hauw T.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Atrial fibrillation--Treatment.

Atrial fibrillation.

Heart--Surgery.

Heart.

Heart--Surgery--Complications--Prevention.

Atrial Fibrillation--physiopathology.

Atrial Fibrillation--surgery.

Cardiac Surgical Procedures--methods.

Intraoperative Complications--prevention & control.

Heart--Surgery--Complications.

Medical Subjects:

Atrial Fibrillation--physiopathology.

Atrial Fibrillation--surgery.

Cardiac Surgical Procedures--methods.

Intraoperative Complications--prevention & control.

Physical Description:

xii, 256 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (partly color) ; 26 cm

Other Title:

Surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation

Place of Publication:

Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Futura, 2008.

Summary:

In recent years, a myriad of surgical protocols have been developed to manage atrial fibrillation, increasing the confusion over which are the most effective approaches. This timely book presents a multidisciplinary, international team of authorities who have reviewed the evidence in order to establish which surgical approaches should be used under which circumstances.

Divided into five parts, the book not only explores surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation, it also offers a complete understanding of its underlying causes: Anatomy, Pathophysiology, and Electrophysiologic Basis of Atrial Fibrillation, Surgical Approach to Atrial Fibrillation: The Cox-Maze Procedure, Modifications of the Cox-Maze, Use of Alternative Surgical Patterns, and Energy Sources, The Invasive Cardiologist Approach, Perioperative Complications, Reporting Results, and Statistical Analysis. With its clear presentation and analysis of the current findings in surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation, this book points the way towards a scientific approach for the surgical cure of atrial fibrillation and is essential reading for all cardiac surgeons.

Contents:

The morphology and development of the atrial chambers, with particular regard to atrial fibrillation / Robert H. Anderson ... [et al.]

Pathophysiology of atrial fibrillation / Robert A. Byrne & Kieran Daly

Genetics of atrial fibrillation / Ramon Brugada

Pharmacological management of atrial fibrillation / Yvonne Smyth & Kieran Daly

Electrophysiological basis of atrial fibrillation / Sander Verheule ... [et al.]

Pulmonary and thoracic vein sources: the focal theory of atrial fibrillation / Prashanthan Sanders ... [et al.]

Surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation: a retrospection / Gerard M. Guiraudon

The maze procedure: past, present, and future / Niv Ad

The radial procedure for atrial fibrillation: theoretical basis and clinical application / Takashi Nitta

The mini-maze operation / Z.A. Szalay

Alternative energy sources for the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation / Mark J. Russo & Mathew R. Williams

Radiofrequency modified maze surgery for chronic atrial fibrillation and concomitant cardiac surgery: Zwolle experience / Hauw T. Sie ... [et al.]

Bipolar radiofrequency ablation of atrial fibrillation / A. Marc Gillinov

Surgical ablation therapy using microwave energy: endo- and epicardial approach / Michael Knaut & Stefan Brose

Epicardial ablation in the treatment of atrial fibrillation / Stefano Benussi & Ottavio Alfieri

Surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation: the Japanese experience / Yoshio Kosakai

Minimally invasive surgical approach to treat atrial fibrillation / Mustafa Güden, Belhhan Akpınar, & Osman Bayındır

Percutaneous treatment of atrial fibrillation / Carlo Pappone & Vincenzo Santinelli

Surgical ablation of arrhythmias associated with congenital cardiopathies / Nestor Sandoval, Fernando Rosas, & Victor Manuel Velasco

Perioperative complications during surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation: tips and pitfalls / Nicolas Doll ... [et al.].

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781405140324

1405140321

OCLC:

173201743

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