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“In Percutaneous Epicardial Interventions, Drs. d'Avila, Aryana, Reddy, and Marchlinski, bring together experts from around the world to summarize the knowledge gained and state of the art. These chapters are valuable, not only to practitioners who work in the pericardial space but also provides important anatomic, physiologic, and pathophysiologic insights valuable to all students of cardiac electrophysiology.” - William G. Stevenson, MD, from the Preface “In this breakthrough textbook edited and written by the inventors and experts, the reader will appreciate the historical evolution, pertinent technical aspects and relevant anatomy, and review the growing knowledge base of epicardial substrate characteristics implicated in human VT. This is the first authoritative compilation dedicated to epicardial interventions and is a must-read for all students of cardiac anatomy, complex ablation, and interventional cardiology.” Roderick Tung, MD, from the Foreword

The second edition of this bestseller provides a practical, user-friendly manual guiding the theory and practice of cardiac electrophysiology. The handbook provides the specialist in training with a thorough grounding procedures, and clinical findings for clinicians. It provides a review of the main kinds of arrhythmia with illustrations of typical ECG findings supported where appropriate by correlative imaging. It also details the principal diagnostic and therapeutic procedures include implantation of pacemakers, resynchronization therapy, and ablation techniques. Key Features Provides concise, user friendly guide to the equipment, procedures and clinical findings with which EPs need to be familiar Delivers alternatives resource to the flagship titles available in this field - idea for those beginning training or seeking an update Presents extensively updated material to enhance comprehension Includes new treatments and devices for electrophysiologists trained to perform interventional cardiac electrophysiology studies (EPS) as well as surgical device implantations

This issue of the Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics, edited by Drs. Amin Al- Ahmad and Francis Marchlinski, will cover Ventricular Tachycardia in Structural Heart Disease. Topics discussed in the issue include, but are not limited to, ECG localization of VT in patients with structural heart disease; Anatomy for VT ablation in structural heart disease; Ablation of VT in ischemic and non-ischemic heart disease; Pace mapping; Ablation of VT in ARVD; Epicardial VT ablation; and VT clinical trials, among others.

Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology is a comprehensive, state-of-the-art textbook developed for practitioners and researchers. It is focused entirely on interventional therapy for cardiac rhythm management. One of the leading growth fields in cardiology, it now encompasses regenerative medicine, pharmacology, ablation, and device therapy.Professor Sanjeev Saksena has been involved in this arena for three decades. He has brought his experience to this textbook, assembling editorial leadership from medical and surgical cardiology to provide a global perspective. Authors of worldwide renown detail research and therapeutic practices. Section I: Technology and Therapeutic Techniques B. Imaging Technology7. Fundamentals and Applications of Echocardiographic Methods and Systems in the EP Laboratory A. Jamil Tajik, Bijoy Khandheria8. 3D and Transesophageal Echocardiography in the Electrophysiology Practice Navin C. Nanda, Wael AlJaroudi, Fadi G. Hage9. Intracardiac Echocardiography Robert Schweikert, Bradley Knight, Sanjeev Saksena, Susan Kim10. Radiologic Principles of Cardiac CT and MRI and Fusion Imaging Timm-Michael Dickfeld, Alejandro Jimenez11. Cardiac CT and MRI Interpretation During Interventional Procedures Saman Nazarian, Hugh Calkins12. The “Hybrid” Laboratory William G. Stevenson, Gregory Michaud, Laurence Epstein

Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology is a comprehensive, state-of-the-art textbook developed for practitioners and researchers. It is focused entirely on interventional therapy for cardiac rhythm management. One of the leading growth fields in cardiology, it now encompasses regenerative medicine, pharmacology, ablation, and device therapy.Professor Sanjeev Saksena has been involved in this arena for three decades. He has brought his experience to this textbook, assembling editorial leadership from medical and surgical cardiology to provide a global perspective. Authors of worldwide renown detail research and therapeutic practices. Section I: Technology and Therapeutic TechniquesA. Electrophysiologic Techniques1. Fundamental Aspects of Electrophysiologic Procedures Ann C. Garlitski, N.A. Mark Estes III2. Electrocardiography of Arrhythmias Samuel J. Asirvatham, Christopher J. McLeod, Traci L. Buesher3. Complex Catheter Recording and Mapping Techniques in the EP Lab John D. Fisher, Andrew Krumerman4. Three Dimensional Mapping and Navigation (Sequential and Dynamic non contact 3-D mapping) Walid Saliba5. Intraoperative Mapping for the Surgeon and Electrophysiologist John M. Miller 6. Special Consideration for Pediatric Electrophysiologic Procedures George Van Hare

Implantable defibrillators as originally conceived by Michel Mirowski were limited to the detection and automatic termination of ventricular fibrillation. In the original'AID'device, the detection algoritlun sought to distinguish sinus rhytlun from ventricular fibrillation by identifying the'more sinusoidal waveform of ventricular fibrillation.'The therapeutic intervention was elicited only once deadly polymorphic rhythms had developed. It was rapidly learned, however, that ventricular fibrillation is usually preceded by ventricular tachycardia. Mirowski recognized the pivotal importance of developing algoritllms based on heart rate. Ventricular tachycardia detection allowed the successful development of interventions for the termination of ventricular tachyarrhythmias before they degenerated into ventricular fibrillation. Current device therapy no longer confines itself to tlle termination of chaotic rhythms but seeks to prevent them. Diagnostic algorithms moved upward along the chain of events leading to catastrophic rhytlulls. Rate smoothing algorithms were developed to prevent postextrasystolic pauses from triggering ventricular and atrial tachyarrhytlmlias. Beyond the renaissance of ectopy-centered strategies, long-term prevention received increasing attention. Multisite pacing therapies provided by'Arrhythmia Management Devices'were designed to reduce the'arrhytlunia burden'and optimize the synergy of cardiac contraction and relaxation. Clinical evidence now suggests that atrial fibrillation prevention by pacing is feasible and tllat biventricular pacing may be of benefit in selected patients with heart failure. However, these applications of device therapy that generally require ventricular defibrillation backup remain investigational and were not considered in this book.

Tremendous advances in intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) have coincided with the evolution of interventional electrophysiology. This book is designed to provide both the electrophysiologist and echocardiographer with an in-depth view of the role and value of ICE during electrophysiologic procedures. A guide to techniques used for optimal ICE imaging in cardiac electrophysiology is provided. In addition, new and less-recognized uses of ICE in electrophysiological procedures are described and their clinical applications are presented. Illustrated with over 500 images, many of which are in color, the book can also be used as a practical atlas. Readers need not be experts in the field of echocardiography to benefit from this practical approach to intracardiac imaging in electrophysiology.