Interventional Electrophysiology

SECTION I: INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES FOR ABLATION OF TACHYCARDIAS Morphologic Features of Normal and Abnormal Conduction Systems Organization of the Interventional Laboratory Catheterization and Electrogram Recordings Catheter Designs for Interventional Electrophysiology Cardiac Mapping Systems and Their Use to Treat Tachyarrhythmias Ablation of Left-Sided Accessory Pathways: The Retrograde Aortic Versus the Transseptal Approach Ablation of Right Free Wall and Atriofascicular Accessory Pathways Catheter Ablation of Posteroseptal Accessory Pathways Catheter Ablation of Anteroseptal and Midseptal Accessory Pathways Modification of the Atrioventricular Node for Management of Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia Ablation of Atrial Tachycardias Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: Present and Future Ablation of Idiopathic Left Ventricular Tachycardia, Right Ventricular Outflow Tachycardia, and Bundle Branch Reentry Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease Surgical Techniques for Ablation of Supraventicular Tachycardias Surgical Approach to Atrial Flutter and Atrial Fibrillation Role of Intraoperative Mapping in Ventricular Arrhythmia Surgery Ventricular Tachycardia Surgical Techniques SECTION II: ADVANCES IN IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATORS AND PACEMAKER THERAPY Implantation of Cardioverter-Defibrillators in the Electrophysiology Laboratory Defibrillation Waveforms Dual-Chamber Sensing and Detection for Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators Atrial Defibrillation with Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators Tiered Therapy for Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators: Underlying Principles and Clinical Implications Atrial Defibrillators Clinical Results with Investigational Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators Clinical Results with Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators Randomized Clinical Trials of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators for Prophylaxis of Sudden Cardiac Death What is the Role for Pharmacologic Therapy Sustained Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias? Future Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Technologies Implantation Techniques for Single- and Dual-Chamber Pacemakers Clinical Trials in Cardiac Pacing New and Evolving Indications for Cardiac Pacing Is There is a Role for Cardiac Pacing in Vasodepressor Syncope? Extraction of Transvenous Pacemaker and Defibrillator Leads