CLINICAL CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY IN THE YOUNG

This book focuses on the practical aspects of clinical electrophysiology of cardiac arrhythmias in the young. It represents a compilation of the clinical course, electrophysiologic studies, pharmacological management, and transcatheter ablation therapy in patients from infancy through young adulthood. Topics include the mechanism, ECG characteristics, electrophysiologic findings, treatment, and prognosis of tachyarrhythmias and bradyarrhythmias; specialized subjects including syncope, cardiac pacemakers, and implantable cardiac defibrillators; pharmacology of antiarrhythmic agents; and the roles of allied healthcare professionals in the management of arrhythmias in the young. This revised edition includes new or expanded chapters on the molecular biology mechanisms that underlie the structure and function of the cardiac conduction system; new navigation technologies for detecting cardiac arrhythmias while minimizing radiation exposure; genetic disorders of the cardiac impulse; and sudden cardiac death in the young, particularly athletes. Featuring contributions from practicing clinical cardiac electrophysiologists affiliated with the Michigan Congenital Heart Center at the University of Michigan, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology in the Young, Second Edition, is a premier reference for cardiologists, residents, and medical students.

Author
Macdonald Dick II, MD
Pediatric Cardiology. University of Michigan Congenital Heart Center. Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases. University of Michigan. Ann Arbor, MI, USA.

Table of contents (24 chapters)
1.Development and Structure of the Cardiac Conduction System
2.Physiology of the Cardiac Conduction System
3.Clinical Electrophysiology of the Cardiac Conduction System
4.Atrioventricular Reentry Tachycardia
5.Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry Tachycardia
6.Persistent Junctional Reciprocating Tachycardia
7.Sinoatrial Reentrant Tachycardia: Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia
8.Atrial Flutter Intra-Atrial Reentrant Tachycardia
9.Atrial Fibrillation
10.Atrial Ectopic Tachycardias
11.Junctional Tachycardia: Congenital, Acquired, Postoperative
12.Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia
13.Ventricular Tachycardia
14.Sick Sinus Syndrome
15.First- and Second-Degree Atrioventricular Block
16.Complete Atrioventricular Block Third-Degree Heart Block
17.Syncope
18.Cardiac Pacemakers and Implantable Cardiovascular-Defibrillators
19.Genetic Disorders of the Cardiac Impulse
20.Fetal Arrhythmias
21.Sudden Cardiac Death in the Young
22.Pharmacology of Anti-arrhythmic Agents
23.Transcatheter Ablation of Cardiac Arrhythmias in the Young
24.Allied Professional Roles in the Management of Arrhythmias in the Young