Written and edited by expert electrophysiologists, this book is a practical, well-illustrated guide to the most successful techniques for catheter ablationof atrial fibrillation. While other texts address ablation of different arrhythmias, this is the first book to focus specifically on atrial fibrillation. Chapters explain how to establish programs and laboratories for treating atrialfibrillation; use complex imaging modalities and guidance systems; implement a variety of catheter-based ablation strategies, either isolated or in tandem;monitor the ablated patient's course for complications and arrhythmia recurrence; and manage these problems should they arise. The chapters on lab staffingand equipment, pre-procedure preparation, and post-procedure care will be of special interest to paraprofessionals such as lab nurses, nurse practitioners,and physician assistants. More than 200 diagrams, photographs, and other illustrations demonstrate the techniques. INDICE: INTRODUCTION AND HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE Indications for AF Ablation and Consensus Recommendations Hugh Calkins Non-Pharmacological Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation: An Historical Overview David Spragg and Hugh Calkins Equipment and Staffing David Haines MAPPING, IMAGING, AND GUIDANCE SYSTEMS Intracardiac Ultrasound Jonathan Steinberg, Jayanthi Koneru, Kataneh Maleki, and Farooq Chaudhry Electroanatomic Mapping Systems Anshul Patel and Vivek Reddy Magnetic and Robotic Navigation Bruce Lindsay and Mitchell Faddis Noncontact MappingSatoshi Higa, Yenn-Jiang Lin, Ching-Tai Tai, and Shih-Ann Chen Pre-procedure Preparation Jose Huizar, Karoly Kaszala, Mark Wood, and Kenneth Ellenbogen ABLATION PROCEDURES Circumferential Ablation with PV Isolation Guided by Lasso Catheter Feifan Ouyang, Kazuhiro Satomi, and Karl-Heinz Kuck Circumferential Atrial Ablation Carlo Pappone and Vincenzo Santinelli Electrogram-Guided AblationEvan Lockwood and Koonlawee Nademanee Linear Left Atrial Ablation Meleze Hocini, Kang-Teng Lim, Prashanthan Sanders, Pierre Jais, Seiichiro Matsuo, Sebastien Knecht, Leonardo Arantes, Mark O'Neill, Yoshihide Takahashi, Jacques Clementy, and Michel Haissaguerre Tailored Approach to Ablation Hakan Oral and Fred Morady Ablation of Autonomic Ganglia Hiroshi Nakagawa Atrial Fibrillation Trigger Mapping Francis Marchlinski and Fermin Garcia ABLATION STRATEGIES A Comprehensive Overview of Ablation of Paroxysmal, Persistent, and Permanent AF: A Stepwise Approach Pierre Jais, Seiichiro Matsuo, Kang-Teng Lim, Meleze Hocini, Sebastien Knecht, Leonardo Arantes, Pierre Bordachar, Jacques Clementy, and Michel Haissaguerre Emerging Technologies Suneet Mittal, Jonathan Steinberg, Andrew Choi, and Aysha Arshad Identification and Elimination of Ancillary Arrhythmias Paolo Ferrero, Pietro Francia, and Riccardo Cappato Ablation Procedure Follow-up and Definitions of Success Christopher Piorkowski, Gerd Hindricks, and Hans Kottkamp When and How to Re-ablate Michael Riley and David Callans Post-procedure Care after Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation Alan Wimmer and Hakan Oral Complications Conor Barrett, Robert Schweikert, Walid Saliba, Jennifer Cummings, J. David Burkhardt, Oussama Wazni, and Andrea Natale The Challenges of Monitoring Outcomes Isabel Deisenhofer
- ISBN: 978-0-7817-7559-5
- Editorial: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 352
- Fecha Publicación: 01/05/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés