Table of Contents
Preface to the Seventh Edition vii
Part I Disorders of the Heart Rhythm: Basic Principles 1
1 The Cardiac Electrical System 3
2 Abnormal Heart Rhythms 13
3 Treatment of Arrhythmias 23
Part II The Electrophysiology Study in the Evaluation and Therapy of Cardiac Arrhythmias 35
4 Principles of the Electrophysiology Study 37
5 The Electrophysiology Study in the Evaluation of Bradycardia: The SA Node, AV Node, and His–Purkinje System 62
6 The Electrophysiology Study in the Evaluation of Supraventricular Tachyarrhythmias 102
7 The Electrophysiology Study in the Evaluation and Treatment of Ventricular Arrhythmias 160
8 Transcatheter Ablation: Therapeutic Electrophysiology 211
9 Ablation of Supraventricular Tachycardias 221
10 Ablation of PVCs and Ventricular Tachycardia 243
11 Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation 268
12 Ablation of Atrial Flutter 289
13 Conduction System Pacing 310
14 Cardiac Resynchronization: Pacing Therapy for Heart Failure 318
15 The Evaluation of Syncope 330
16 Electrophysiologic Testing in Perspective: The Evaluation and Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias 344
Index 353