DESCRIPTION:
Apractical approach to clinical arrhythmology, book coordinated by Dr. Lluis Mont, head of the Arrythmia Section of the Thorax Institute, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona and Dr. Josep Brugada, Medical Director of the Hospital Clínic and University of Barcelona, is the fourth title of the collection "Arrhythmia and cardiac stimulation" published by Marge Médica Books.
The book is devoted to clinical arrhythmology and is written in a practical and understandable manner, intended for young cardiologists who sometimes get lost in the complexities of the field and fail to organize their knowledge in an efficient way. With this goal in mind, a number of prestigious specialists in the field have collaborated in this joint venture, writing a number of concise, useful, and very interesting chapters that summarize many hours of work and professional dedication. The result is easy to read and easy to handle. Perhaps best of all, this is an opportunity for the reader to enjoy a very personal celebration of friendship and electrophysiology.
CONTENTS:
What should a clinician know about basic mechanisms of arrhythmia?
A practical approach to clinical electrophysiology.
Pacing manoeuvres and ablation of sustained ventricular tachycardia.
Epicardial ventricular tachycardias. Diagnosis and treatment.
Ventricular outflow tract tachycardia: tips and tricks for successful ablation.
Ablation of atrial fibrillation: who, when and how?
Ablation of left atrial flutter: how to go from a nightmare to cure.
Ablation of long-standing AF. Is it wise to pursue it?
Understanding and ablating typical atrial flutter.
Atrio-ventricular nodal tachycardia: a simple and fast approach to cure.
Ablation of atrial tachycardias: a combination of ECG and EP may allow a simpler and faster approach.
Ablation of accessory pathways: a simplified approach.
Diagnosis and therapy of complex accessory pathways (Mahaim fibres, Coumel tachycardia, uncommom locations).
Radiofrequency ablation in infants and children: the simpler, the better.
Long QT syndrome and Catecholaminergic VT. A wise in an sensitive approach to the patient and family.
Risk stratification in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: who should receive an ICD?
Diagnosis and therapy in Brugada syndrome: how to transform complex questions into simple answers.
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyiopathy/dysplasia: diagnosis and management.