Cardiac Mapping Technology

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Fig. 32.1 Image illustrating fluoroscopy’s poor soft tissue contrast 32.3 Recent Developments In an effort to overcome the limitations associated with conventional EP mapping techniques, considerable advances have been made…

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Catheter Ablation of Cardiac Arrhythmias

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Abnormal impulse initiation •Automaticity –Enhanced normal automaticity: as seen in inappropriate sinus tachycardia. –Abnormal automaticity: as in ectopic atrial tachycardia, accelerated junctional rhythm, and idiopathic ventricular tachycardias. •Triggered activity –Early…

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Less Invasive Cardiac Surgery

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Fig. 35.1 Totally aortic “non-touch” technique in off-pump three-vessel coronary artery bypass grafting surgery via left minithoracotomy; the inflow vein grafts come from the distal left subclavian artery in addition…

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Animal Models for Cardiac Research

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Fig. 27.1 ADInstruments Langendorff perfusion setup. Courtesy of ADInstruments Several different methods for studying the isolated heart are possible, two of these methods are the Langendorff perfusion approach and the…

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Cellular Myocytes

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Fig. 12.1 A typical mammalian cell. The intracellular environment is separated from the extracellular environment by a lipid bilayer membrane (see area encircled in figure). Each cell contains a nucleus…

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Heart Valve Disease

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Fig. 34.1 Apical view of the four heart valves—aortic, mitral, pulmonic, and tricuspid 34.2 A New Frontier: Valve Replacement Before 1950, the ability to safely and effectively operate on the…

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Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Cardioplegia

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Fig. 33.1 Total cardiopulmonary bypass showing the venous cannulas in the superior and inferior vena cavae with constrictions placed around the respective veins. The venous blood is draining to the…

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