Ventricular Tachycardia / Fibrillation Ablation The state of the Art based on the VeniceChart International Consensus Document

by Natale, Andrea; Raviele, Antonio

• ISBN13: 9781444330731
• ISBN10: 144433073X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-09-28
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

This handy volume summarizes the important findings of the VeniceChart International Consensus Document on Ventricular Tachycardia/Fibrillation Ablation. The 14 chapters correspond to the topics discussed by the Task Force:

Author Biography

Andrea Natale, MD, FACC, FHRS, Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute at St. Davids Medical Center, Austin, Texas, USA; Division of Cardiology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA; Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA; EP Services, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, California, USA Antonio Raviele, MD, FESC, Cardiovascular Department, Arrhythmia Center and Center for Atrial Fibrillation, Ospedale dellAngelo, Venice-Mestre, Italy

Table of Contents

Preface	p. 6
List of Contributers	p. 7
VeniceChart Task Force Composition	p. 23
Epidiemiology, classification and clinical impact of Ventricular Tachycardia/Ventricular Fibrilliation	p. 1
Anatomy of right/left ventricles and surrounding structure in health and disease	p. 46
pathophysiology and mechanisms of Ventricular Tachycardia/Ventricular Fibrilliation	p. 66
Electrocardiogram Features of Ventricular Tachycardia/Ventricular Fibrillation as Expression of the Underlying mechanisms and site of origin	p. 79
Pre-and Intraprocedural Management	p. 88
Mapping Methods for Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation	p. 98
Imaging tools, energy sources and catheters for Ventricular Tachycardia/Ventricular Fibrillation Ablation	p. 117
Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia/Ventricular Fibrillation in patients with Structural Heart Disease: Techniques and Results	p. 132
Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia/Ventricular Fibrillation in patients without Structural Heart Disease: Techniques and Results	p. 183
Acute and periprocedural complications	p. 205
Post-ventricular Tachycardia Ablation Follow-up Management	p. 219
Surgical Ablation	p. 227
Indications to Ventricular Tachycardia/Ventricular Fibrillation Ablation and Hybrid Therapy	p. 237
Future tools and treatment options for Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia/Ventricular Fibrilliation	p. 258
Index	p. 273
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