A practical approach to catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation / editors, Hugh Calkins, Pierre Jaïs, Jonathan S. Steinberg.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Calkins, Hugh, 1956-

Jaïs, Pierre, 1964-

Steinberg, Jonathan S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catheter ablation.

Atrial fibrillation--Surgery.

Atrial fibrillation.

Atrial Fibrillation--surgery.

Catheter Ablation--methods.

Surgery.

Medical Subjects:

Atrial Fibrillation--surgery.

Catheter Ablation--methods.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 371 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm

Other Title:

Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2008]

Summary:

A Practical Approach to Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation is written and edited by expert electrophysiologists. This book contains a practical, well-illustrated guide to the most successful and useful techniques for catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation. While other texts address ablation of a variety of arrhythmias, this one-of-a-kind book focuses specifically on the challenges of ablating atrial fibrillation.

Book chapters explain how: to establish programs and laboratories for treating atrial fibrillation; to use complex imaging modalities and guidance systems; to implement a variety of catheter-based ablation strategies, either isolated or in tandem; to monitor the ablated patient's course for complications and arrhythmia recurrence after ablation; and how to manage these problems should they arise. The chapters on lab staffing and equipment, pre-procedure preparation, and post-procedure care will be of special interest to paraprofessionals such as lab nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. More than 200 diagrams, photographs, and other illustrations demonstrate the techniques.

Highlights Include:

The first book to focus on ablation of atrial fibrillation

A practical guide to the most successful and advanced techniques

Pre-procedure preparation and post-procedure care

Lab equipment and staffing

More than 200 diagrams, photographs, and other illustrations

And much more

Contents:

Indications for atrial fibrillation ablation and consensus recommendations / Hugh Calkins

Nonpharmacological therapy for atrial fibrillation: an historical overview / David A. Spragg, Hugh Calkins

Equipment and staffing / David Haines

Preprocedure preparation / Jose F. Huizar ... [et al.]

Intracardiac ultrasound / Jonathan S. Steinberg ... [et al.]

Electroanatomic mapping systems / Anshul M. Patel, Vivek Y. Reddy

Magnetic and robotic navigation / Bruce D. Lindsay, Mitchell Faddis

Noncontact mapping / Satoshi Higa ... [et al.]

Circumferential ablation with PV isolation guided by lasso catheter / Feifan Ouyang, Kazuhiro Satomi, Karl-Heinz Kuck

Circumferential atrial ablation / Carlo Pappone, Vincenzo Santinelli

Electrogram-guided ablation / Evan Lockwood, Koonlawee Nademanee

Linear left atrial ablation / Mélèze Hocini ... [et al.]

Tailored approach to ablation / Hakan Oral, Fred Morady

Ablation of autonomic ganglia / Hiroshi Nakagawa ... [et al.]

Atrial fibrillation trigger mapping / Francis Marchlinski, Fermin Garcia

A comprehensive overview of ablation of paroxysmal, persistent, and permanent atrial fibrillation: a stepwise approach / Pierre Jaïs ... [et al.]

Emerging technologies / Suneet Mittal ... [et al.]

Identification and elimination of ancillary arrhythmias / Paolo Ferrero, Pietro Francia, Riccardo Cappato

Ablation procedure follow-up and definitions of success / Christopher Piorkowski, Gerd Hindricks, Hans Kottkamp

When and how to re-ablate / Michael Riley, David Callans

Postprocedural care after radiofrequency catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation / Alan Wimmer, Hakan Oral

Complications / Conor Barrett ... [et al.]

The challenges of monitoring outcomes / Isabel Deisenhofer.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780781775595

0781775590

OCLC:

192042241

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