Epicardial ablation is a relatively new technique that is less invasive than traditional surgical ablation. It shows promise in certain patient populations. This issue of Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics is one of the first collections of articles on this cutting edge technique.
1. Cover - p. 1 2. Contents - p. 2 3. Forthcoming Issues - p. 3 4. Foreword - p. 4 5. Preface - p. 5 6. Anatomy of the Pericardial Space and Mediastinum: Relevance to Epicardial Mapping and Ablation - p. 6 7. The Pericardial Space: Obtaining Access and an Approach to Fluoroscopic Anatomy - p. 11 8. Electrocardiographic Recognition of Epicardial Arrhythmias - p. 20 9. How to Learn Epicardial Intervention Techniques in Electrophysiology - p. 26 10. Energy Sources for Ablation in the Pericardial Space - p. 32 11. Epicardial Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia in Chagas Heart Disease - p. 39 12. Epicardial Ablation of Ischemic Ventricular Tachycardia - p. 45 13. Epicardial Ablation of Idiopathic Ventricular Tachycardia - p. 52 14. Epicardial Ablation of VT in Patients with Nonischemic LV Cardiomyopathy - p. 58 15. Epicardial Ablation of Supraventricular Tachycardia - p. 64 16. Epicardial Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation - p. 69 17. Remote Navigation and Electroanatomic Mapping in the Pericardial Space - p. 75 18. Recognition and Prevention of Complications During Epicardial Ablation - p. 78 19. Future Developments in Nonsurgical Epicardial Therapies - p. 84 20. Index - p. 92
Epicardial ablation is a relatively new technique that is less invasive than traditional surgical ablation. It shows promise in certain patient populations. This issue of Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics is one of the first collections of articles on this cutting edge technique.
1. Cover - p. 1 2. Contents - p. 2 3. Forthcoming Issues - p. 3 4. Foreword - p. 4 5. Preface - p. 5 6. Anatomy of the Pericardial Space and Mediastinum: Relevance to Epicardial Mapping and Ablation - p. 6 7. The Pericardial Space: Obtaining Access and an Approach to Fluoroscopic Anatomy - p. 11 8. Electrocardiographic Recognition of Epicardial Arrhythmias - p. 20 9. How to Learn Epicardial Intervention Techniques in Electrophysiology - p. 26 10. Energy Sources for Ablation in the Pericardial Space - p. 32 11. Epicardial Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia in Chagas Heart Disease - p. 39 12. Epicardial Ablation of Ischemic Ventricular Tachycardia - p. 45 13. Epicardial Ablation of Idiopathic Ventricular Tachycardia - p. 52 14. Epicardial Ablation of VT in Patients with Nonischemic LV Cardiomyopathy - p. 58 15. Epicardial Ablation of Supraventricular Tachycardia - p. 64 16. Epicardial Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation - p. 69 17. Remote Navigation and Electroanatomic Mapping in the Pericardial Space - p. 75 18. Recognition and Prevention of Complications During Epicardial Ablation - p. 78 19. Future Developments in Nonsurgical Epicardial Therapies - p. 84 20. Index - p. 92
