Preface

viii

Acknowledgements

ix

PART I

DISORDERS OF THE HEART RHYTHM; BASIC PRINCIPLES

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

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

60

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

210

9

Cardiac Resynchronization: Pacing Therapy for Heart Failure

258

10

The Evaluation of Syncope

273

11

Electrophysiologists and Dysautonomia

285

12

Electrophysiologic Testing in Perspective: The Evaluation and Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias

299

Questions

311

Answers

323

Index

325