{"product_id":"ventricular-arrhythmias-and-sudden-cardiac-death-isbn-9781405161145","title":"Ventricular Arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death","description":"Ventricular arrhythmias and sudden death are responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths each year throughout the world. Covering the most recent developments in this field, this leading text serves as a guide to this area of increasing clinical importance, addressing a wide range of topics, including:  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ebasic mechanisms of ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eclinical syndromes and etiologies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eepidemiology and risk stratification\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003epharmacologic therapy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eablation and surgery\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eimplantable defibrillators\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eVentricular Arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death\u003c\/i\u003e provides the information that cardiologists, cardiac electrophysiologists, cardiac electrophysiology fellows, scientists, industry, and associated professionals need to know about current and evolving Ventricular Tachyarrhythmia treatment and diagnosis. As the most comprehensive book on this topic, it will serve as the text that this readership will turn to first.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of contributors vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword xi\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHein J. Wellens\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1 Mechanisms of VT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The role of spatial dispersion of repolarization and intramural reentry in inherited and acquired sudden cardiac death syndromes 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharles Antzelevitch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Mechanisms of ventricular tachycardia: underlying pathological and physiological abnormalities 18\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJacques MT de Bakker Harold VM van Rijen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2 Etiologies and syndromes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Time-dependent gender differences in the clinical course of patients with the congenital long-QT syndrome 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIlan Goldenberg Arthur J. Moss Wojciech Zareba\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Genetics of ventricular arrhythmias 37\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eZian H. Tseng Jeffrey Olgin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia\/cardiomyopathy 51\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRahul Jain Hugh Calkins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Risk stratification and the implantable defibrillator for the prevention of sudden death in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarry J. Maron\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3 Catheter and surgical ablation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Mapping and ablation of ventricular tachycardia after myocardial infarction 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam G. Stevenson Usha Tedrow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Mapping and ablation of ventricular tachycardia in nonischemic cardiomyopathy 89\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHenry H. Hsia Pirooz S. Mofrad\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Mapping to define scars and isthmuses: a new paradigm for guiding ventricular tachycardia ablation 101\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKyoko Soejima\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Ablation of idiopathic ventricular tachycardias 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNitish Badhwar Melvin M. Scheinman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Ablation of ventricular fibrillation 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKaren P. Phillips J. David Burkhardt Robert A. Schweikert Walid I. Saliba Andrea Natale\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Ablation of ventricular tachycardia in congenital heart disease 141\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeorge F. Van Hare\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Role of imaging techniques in catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia 150\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMathew D. Hutchinson David J. Callans\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Epicardial ablation of ventricular tachycardia 164\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMauricio Scanavacca Eduardo Sosa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Role of catheter control systems in ablation of ventricular tachycardia 178\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarco Perez Amin Al-Ahmad\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Current surgical techniques for ischemic ventricular tachycardia 190\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert J. Moraca Marci S. Bailey Ralph J. Damiano Jr\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 4 Epidemiology risk stratificationand pharmacological therapy for ventricular tachycardia and sudden death\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Epidemiology and etiologies of sudden cardiac death 198\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKeane K. Lee Amin Al-Ahmad Paul J.Wang Robert J. Myerburg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Non-invasive tests for risk stratification in ischemic and non-ischemic cardiomyopathy 213\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJ. Thomas Bigger Mark C. Haigney Robert E. Kleiger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Risk stratification: where we are and where do we go from here 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJeffrey J. Goldberger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Pharmacological management of ventricular arrhythmias 247\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKevin J. Makati Munther Homoud Mark S. Link Jonathan Weinstock N.A. Mark Estes III\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 5 Ventricular fibrillation and defibrillation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 The mechanisms of ventricular fibrillation 267\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLan S. Chen Peng-Sheng Chen Moshe S. Swissa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Mechanisms of defibrillation 277\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDerek J. Dosdall Jian Huang Raymond E. Ideker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Automatic external defibrillation and public access defibrillator response 289\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul J. Wang Amin Al-Ahmad Robert J. Myerburg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Advances in cardiopulmonary rescuscitation 298\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnurag Gupta Amin Al-Ahmad\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Advances in implantable defibrillator therapy and technologies 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul J. Wang Amin Al-Ahmad Henry H. Hsia Paul C. Zei\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 ICD lead extraction: when why and how? 327\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBruce L. Wilkoff Oussama Wazni\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 335\u003c\/p\u003e “This leading text serves as a guide to this area of increasing clinical importance. As the most comprehensive book on this topic, it will serve as the text that this readership will turn to first. This comprehensive book provides detailed insight into the mechanisms and treatment of ventricular arrhythmia. This is a well designed primer on the intricate mechanisms of ventricular arrhythmias and on the modalities available for diagnosis and treatment of patients. Written by eminent authors with experience in both the clinic and the laboratory, it provides a valuable synthesis of current perspectives on state-of-the-art in the field.” (\u003ci\u003eDoody's Book Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, October 2008)  \u003cb\u003ePaul J. Wang, MD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine\u003cbr\u003e Stanford University Medical Center\u003cbr\u003e Stanford, CA, USA  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHenry H. Hsia, MD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine\u003cbr\u003e Stanford University Medical Center\u003cbr\u003e Stanford, CA, USA\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmin Al-Ahmad, MD\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eCardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine\u003cbr\u003e Stanford University Medical Center\u003cbr\u003e Stanford, CA, USA\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul C. Zei, MD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine\u003cbr\u003e Stanford University Medical Center\u003cbr\u003e Stanford, CA, USA\u003c\/p\u003e  Ventricular arrhythmias and sudden death are responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths each year throughout the world. Covering the most recent developments in this field, this leading text serves as a guide to this area of increasing clinical importance, addressing a wide range of topics, including:  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ebasic mechanisms of ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eclinical syndromes and etiologies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eepidemiology and risk stratification\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003epharmacologic therapy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eablation and surgery\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eimplantable defibrillators\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eVentricular Arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death\u003c\/i\u003e provides the information that cardiologists, cardiac electrophysiologists, cardiac electrophysiology fellows, scientists, industry, and associated professionals need to know about current and evolving Ventricular Tachyarrhythmia treatment and diagnosis. As the most comprehensive book on this topic, it will serve as the text that this readership will turn to first.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990448586981,"sku":"NP9781405161145","price":238.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405161145.jpg?v=1761787873","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/ventricular-arrhythmias-and-sudden-cardiac-death-isbn-9781405161145","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}