Clinical Arrhythmology

Foreword by Dr. Valentin Fuster. Foreword by Dr. Pere Brugada i Terradellas. Preface. Recommended General Bibliography. PART I Anatomical and Electrophysiological Considerations, Clinical Aspects, and Mechanisms of Cardiac Arrhythmias. Chapter 1 Clinical Aspects of Arrhythmias. Chapter 2 Anatomic and Electrophysiologic Basis. Chapter 3 Electrophysiologic Mechanisms. PART II Diagnosis, Prognosis and Treatment of Arrhythmias. Chapter 4 Active Supraventricular Arrhythmias. Chapter 5 Active Ventricular Arrhythmias. Chapter 6 Passive Arrhythmias. Chapter 7 Analytical Study of an Arrhythmia. PART III The ECG and Risk of Arrhythmias and Sudden Death in Different Heart Diseases and Situations. Chapter 8 Ventricular Pre- Excitation. Chapter 9 Inherited Heart Diseases. Chapter 10 Other ECG Patterns of Risk. Chapter 11 Arrhythmias in Different Heart Diseases and Situations. Appendix. A-1 Introduction. A-2 Calculation of sensitivity, specificity, and predictive value. A-3 Diagnostic techniques. A-4 Therapeutic techniques. A-5 Antiarrhythmic agents. A-6 Classification of the recommendations for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and level of evidence (AHA/ESC/ACC Guidelines). References. Index.