Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia in Patients with Structural Heart Disease Martin Borggrefe; Thomas Wichter Shipping Calculator Request a Quote for 10+ Copies Tell A Friend More Info... Description Similar Items Customer Reviews Related Subjects Additional Description More titles by Martin Borggrefe More titles by Thomas Wichter Retail Price: $41.95 Cardiotext Price: $39.85 Availability: Processing time varies. Price is tentative. Alert me when this product is available Availability Questions? Product Information: ISBN-13: 9780879934651 ISBN-10: 0879934654 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Format: Paperback, 116 pages Pub Date: 11/2000 Edition Number: 1

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Description The exact mechanism of a cardiac arrhythmia becomes fundamentally important when treatment can be directed specifically toward that mechanism. Advances in body surface electrograms and mapping techniques have allowed the causes of ventricular tachyarrhythmias to be pinpointed, thus suggesting viable targets for ablation therapy. However, substantial anatomical and electrophysiological knowledge and catheter-handling skills on the part of the physician are prerequisites for successful ablative technique. Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia in Patients with Structural Heart Disease is an in-depth review of this still-expanding subject, presenting both updated information from the current literature and the personal experiences of the authors. The purpose of this book is to provide a comprehensive description of radiofrequency catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia from history, basic concepts and pathophysiology of radiofrequency lesion formation, to clinical applications and outcomes of these techniques in various subsets of patients with ventricular tachycardia and underlying structural heart disease. Its 128 pages offer a succinct yet comprehensive exchange of information relative to this still-experimental and important field. This book will benefit readers including clinical electrophysiologists, cardiologists, allied industry, and other health care providers who work with patients suffering from ventricular tachycardia.

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Additional Description

Microscopy and Electrophysiological Anatomy of VT.

Types of Energy Used for Ablation.

Direct Current Catheter Ablation ("Fulguration").

· Methodology.

· Mechanisms of DC Ablation.

· Our Experience.

· Transient Nature of the Ablative Effects of DC.

· Complications and Mortality Related to DC Ablation.

Chemical Ablation.

RF Catheter Ablation of VT.

· Histologic Evolution of RF Lesions and Subendocardial and Intramural Temperature Response During RF Ablation in Chronic Myocardial Infarction.

Modifications of the Conventional RF Ablation Equipment and New Technologies.

Localization of the "Site of Origin" of VT.

Pacing Interventions During VT.

Limitations of Pacing Interventions During VT Mapping.

Clinical Results of RF Ablation of VT in Patients with Heart Disease.

· Complications of RF Catheter Ablation.

Specific Situations Favoring RF Current Ablation.

· Incessant VT.

RF Catheter Ablation of VT Following Implantation of a Cardioverter-Defibrillator.

· Catheter Ablation of the Mitral Isthmus for VT Associated with Inferior Myocardial Infarction.

· Results of Catheter Ablation in Patients with Dilated Cardiomyopathy and Monomorphic VT.

Results of Catheter Ablation in Patients with Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy.

· Characteristics of the Arrhythmogenic Substrate in ARVC.

· Endocardial Catheter Mapping of VT in ARVC.

· Acute and Long-Term Results of Catheter Ablation in ARVC.

· Specific Situations Favoring Catheter Ablation in ARVC.

· Localized ARVC.

Advances in Mapping of VT.

· Three-Dimensional Electromagnetic (3-D) Catheter Technology.

· Noncontact Mapping.

· Epicardial Mapping of VT Hemodynamically Unstable VT.

· Hemodynamically Unstable VT.

Advances in Modifying Energy Sources Epicardial Mapping of VT.

Recommendations for Catheter Ablation of VT.

Future Perspectives.

References.

Index