Table of Contents

Preface to the Sixth Edition vii

Part I Disorders of the Heart Rhythm: Basic Principles 1

1 The Cardiac Electrical System 3

2 Abnormal Heart Rhythms 13

3 Treatment of Arrhythmias 25

Part II The Electrophysiology Study in the Evaluation and Therapy of Cardiac Arrhythmias 37

4 Principles of the Electrophysiology Study 39

5 The Electrophysiology Study in the Evaluation of Bradycardia: The SA Node, AV Node, and His–Purkinje System 63

6 The Electrophysiology Study in the Evaluation of Supraventricular Tachyarrhythmias 107

7 The Electrophysiology Study in the Evaluation and Treatment of Ventricular Arrhythmias 167

8 Transcatheter Ablation: Therapeutic Electrophysiology 221

9 Ablation of Supraventricular Tachycardias 233

10 Ablation of PVCs and Ventricular Tachycardia 255

11 Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation 279

12 Ablation of Atrial Flutter 299

13 Cardiac Resynchronization: Pacing Therapy for Heart Failure 319

14 The Evaluation of Syncope 333

15 Electrophysiologic Testing in Perspective: The Evaluation and Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias 347

Questions and Answers 359

Index 373

About the Author

Richard N. Fogoros, MD, is a former professor of medicine and a longtime practitioner, researcher and author in the fields of cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology. He currently works as a consultant to biomedical companies and as a writer.

John M. Mandrola, MD, practices cardiac electrophysiology at Baptist Health in Louisville, KY. Dr. Mandrola is the chief cardiology correspondent at theHeart.org | Medscape Cardiology. His work has appeared in numerous academic journals as well as theatlantic.com, and the Louisville Courier-Journal. He is co-author of The Haywire Heart, just released by VeloPress.