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Interventional cardiac electrophysiology has undergone a rapid development in technique and application in recent years. New 3-dimensional techniques have been proposed for catheter navigation in the heart but, an up-to-date X-ray guide is still indispensable for the correct positioning of catheters in the different cardiac chambers. An Atlas of Radioscopic Catheter Placement presents fundamental knowledge about radiographic anatomy of the heart and some advices to correctly move and rotate the catheters, in a concise and clear manner.
List of contents
Radiology.- X-Ray Anatomy of the Heart.- Computed Tomography of Anatomy of the Heart.- Electrophysiology.- The Electrophysiologic Study.- Ablation of Supraventricular Tachycardias from the Right Atrium.- Approach to the Left Heart Chambers.- Accessory Pathways Ablation.- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation.- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation.- Pacing.- Pacemaker and Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implantation.- Biventricular Pacemaker and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator.- Pacemaker and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Lead Extraction.- Endomyocardial Biopsy.- Endomyocardial Biopsy.
Summary
Interventional cardiac electrophysiology has undergone a rapid development in technique and application in recent years. New 3-dimensional techniques have been proposed for catheter navigation in the heart but, an up-to-date X-ray guide is still indispensable for the correct positioning of catheters in the different cardiac chambers. An Atlas of Radioscopic Catheter Placement presents fundamental knowledge about radiographic anatomy of the heart and some advices to correctly move and rotate the catheters, in a concise and clear manner.
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From the reviews:
"This is an in-depth pictorial review of fluoroscopic anatomy related to electrophysiological studies, including pacing and radiofrequency catheter ablative procedures. … It will be of interest to practicing cardiologists, elctrophysiologists, and cardiology and electrophysiology fellows in training. This atlas may also be of interest to personnel in cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology laboratories, such as nurses and technicians, who work closely with elctrophysiologists. … All chapters are well organized with numerous images and procedural descriptions." (Anil Verma, Doody’s Review Service, February, 2009)
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From the reviews:
"This is an in-depth pictorial review of fluoroscopic anatomy related to electrophysiological studies, including pacing and radiofrequency catheter ablative procedures. ... It will be of interest to practicing cardiologists, elctrophysiologists, and cardiology and electrophysiology fellows in training. This atlas may also be of interest to personnel in cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology laboratories, such as nurses and technicians, who work closely with elctrophysiologists. ... All chapters are well organized with numerous images and procedural descriptions." (Anil Verma, Doody's Review Service, February, 2009)
