Chapter 79 Arrhythmias and Adult Congenital Heart Disease Melissa Robinson, Edward P. Gerstenfeld Congenital heart defects complicate approximately 0.5% to 1% of all live births. More than 1 million adults…
Chapter 18 Principles of Hemodynamics Applied to Cardiac Arrhythmias Kevin P. Jackson, Donald D. Hegland, James P. Daubert The hemodynamic consequences of cardiac arrhythmias depend on various factors, including the…
Chapter 62 Genetic Diseases The Long QT Syndrome Peter J. Schwartz Congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a relatively uncommon but important clinical disorder. Since 1975, under the unifying name…
Chapter 88 Management of Lead Systems for Implantable Devices Techniques and Interventions Matthew T. Bennett, Raymond Yee, Lorne J. Gula, Allan C. Skanes, George J. Klein, Andrew D. Krahn Pacemaker…
Chapter 97 Surgery for Ventricular Arrhythmias John M. Miller, Yousuf Mahomed Introduction Cardiac tachyarrhythmias are a source of significant morbidity and mortality in the general population. Between 300,000 and 500,000…
Chapter 99 Interventional Device Therapy in Atrial Fibrillation Heyder Omran Thromboembolism is the most feared complication in patients with permanent atrial fibrillation (AF).1 The risk of embolism may vary from…
Chapter 72 Risk Stratification for Sudden Cardiac Death Iwona Cygankiewicz, Wojciech Zareba Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is defined as natural death from cardiac causes that occurs within 1 hour from…
Chapter 70 Provocative Testing for Arrhythmias Sebastian Clauss, Reza Wakili, Gerhard Steinbeck, Stefan Kääb Diagnosis of arrhythmia is based on the recordings and documentation of abnormal electrical activity in the…
Chapter 58 Nonischemic Dilated Cardiomyopathy Diagnosis and Management Stephan Zellerhoff, Günter Breithardt, Lars Eckardt Introduction and Classification Nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is the most common form of cardiomyopathy. The hallmarks…
Chapter 26 Electrophysiological Evaluation of Recurrent Ventricular Tachycardia Wendy Tzou, Frank Marchlinski Introduction Ventricular tachycardia (VT) is typically an ominous sign in the setting of structural heart disease. Its evolution…
