Recurrent Ventricular Tachycardia

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Recurrent Ventricular Tachycardia This chapter will be divided into discrete sections: (a) definitions; (b) pathophysiologic substrates and mechanisms of tachycardias; and (c) electrophysiologic studies (EPS)—modes of initiation, response to stimulation,…

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Preexcitation Syndromes

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Preexcitation Syndromes Preexcitation exists when, in relation to atrial events, all or some part of the ventricular muscle is activated by the atrial impulse sooner than would be expected if…

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Supraventricular Tachycardias

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Supraventricular Tachycardias The development and refinement of the techniques of intracardiac recording and programmed stimulation, and our ability to compare these findings with experimental models, have resulted in a greater…

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Evaluation of Antiarrhythmic Agents

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Evaluation of Antiarrhythmic Agents The application of recording and stimulation techniques has made it possible to evaluate the electrophysiologic effects and preferential sites of action of the entire spectrum of…

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Atrial Flutter and Fibrillation

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Atrial Flutter and Fibrillation Atrial fibrillation and its cousin, atrial flutter (typical and atypical), are the most common arrhythmias with which we must deal clinically, yet they are the group…

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Intraventricular Conduction Disturbances

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Intraventricular Conduction Disturbances Intraventricular conduction disturbances are the result of abnormal activation of the ventricles. Normal ventricular activation requires the synchronized participation of the distal components of the atrioventricular (A-V)…

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Ectopic Rhythms and Premature Depolarizations

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Ectopic Rhythms and Premature Depolarizations Ectopic depolarizations can arise from many areas of the heart, but the surface ECG is markedly limited in its ability to precisely define the origin…

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Atrioventricular Conduction

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Atrioventricular Conduction The usefulness of intracardiac recording and stimulation techniques in humans was first realized during its application to patients with disorders of atrioventricular (A-V) conduction. Electrophysiologic study allowed confirmation…

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