Atrial Fibrillation: From Bench to Bedside / Edition 1

by Andrea Natale, Jose Jalife

Overview

Advancements in the treatment and prevention of Atrial Fibrillation are presented in this important new book. Atrial Fibrillation affects approximately 2.5 million individuals in the United States and is projected to affect 15 million individuals by 2050. In Atrial Fibrillation: From Bench to Bedside, the reader is provided with the latest information that is critically important in the daily care and for the potential cure of patients with Atrial Fibrillation. Each chapter deals with a different aspect of Atrial Fibrillation and was authored by internationally recognized experts in the evolving field of cardiac electrophysiology. This book is a single source that provides a multi-perspective look at and approach to Atrial Fibrillation. Because Atrial Fibrillation is so prevalent and affects all areas of medicine, the information in this book will be useful to cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, researchers, and all those in the medical field.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781588298560
Publisher:	Springer-Verlag New York, LLC
Publication date:	03/19/2008
Series:	Contemporary Cardiology
Edition description:	2008
Pages:	453
Sales rank:	1,036,776
Product dimensions:	7.01(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.05(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction: Epidemiology of Atrial Fibrillation and Impact on Health System.- Epidemiology of Atrial Fibrillation The Rising Prevalence.- Economic Costs Associated with Atrial Fibrillation.- Cost-Effectiveness of Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation.- Pathophysiology, Molecular Mechanisms, and Genetics of Atrial Fibrillation.- Cellular Electrophysiology and the Substrate for Atrial Fibrillation.- Electrical and Structural Remodeling in Atrial Fibrillation.- Genetics of Atrial Fibrillation: The Clinician's Perspective.- Dominant Frequency Mapping to Assess the Consequences of Remodeling in the Mechanism of Atrial Fibrillation.- Intracellular Calcium Dynamics and Atrial Fibrillation.- Role of the Vagus in AF Pathophysiology and Therapeutic Applications.- Atrial Fibrillation Genetic Considerations: The Basic Scientist's Perspective.- Medical Treatment in Atrial Fibrillation.- Review of Recent Trials of Medical Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation.- Antithrombotic Treatment and Cardioversion of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation.- Current Role of Medical Therapy for Prevention or Termination of Atrial Fibrillation.- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation.- Applied Cardiac Anatomy for Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation.- Selection of Ablation Catheters, Energy Sources, and Power Delivery.- Anatomically Guided Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation.- Chronic Atrial Fibrillation and Catheter Ablation.- Hybrid Strategies for Ablation of Permanent AF.- Isolation of Pulmonary Vein Antrum Triggers.- Complications and Definition of Success.- Strategies on How to Diagnose, Prevent, and Treat Pulmonary Vein Stenosis.- Surgery for Atrial Fibrillation.- Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation with Cardiac Surgery.- Epicardial Atrial Fibrillation Ablation.- Minimally Invasive Surgical Treatmentof Atrial Fibrillation.- Imaging, Technologies, and Associated Arrhythmias.- CT and MR Images in Atrial Fibrillation.- Integrative Approaches to Imaging.- Novel Balloon Catheter Technologies for Pulmonary Vein/Antrum Isolation.- Remote Catheter Navigation.- Insight into the Pathophysiology of Atrial Flutter and Its Relationship to Atrial Fibrillation.- Ablation Strategies for Left Atrial Flutter.- Future Directions in Atrial Fibrillation.- Atrial Fibrillation: Future Directions.

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Carlos D Giraldo, MD (Ochsner Clinic Foundation)
Description: This comprehensive review of atrial fibrillation focuses on the epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, latest technologies, indications for treatment, and treatment.
Purpose: The authors set out to enhance clinicians' understanding of the various aspects of atrial fibrillation. Their goal is not only to improve patient management, but also to stimulate discoveries leading to the prevention and possibly eradication of this disease. The authors effectively organize the current knowledge of this multidimensional disorder.
Audience: This is an excellent source of knowledge for clinicians and researchers in various specialties such as cardiology, cardiac surgery, internal medicine, and other allied medical professions, who will be involved in the care of these patients.
Features: The chapters on the economic cost of atrial fibrillation, its cellular and genetic aspects, medical, catheter based, and surgical management, along with imaging of the left atrium are very thorough. Excellent illustrations, schematics, tables, graphs and references help explain and support the text.
Assessment: In the last decade, there has been a tremendous body of knowledge gathered about atrial fibrillation by various scientific groups. This timely book, written by eminent authors, provides a state-of-the-art review of atrial fibrillation.

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From the reviews:

"The use of ablation in the treatment of atrial fibrillation has captured the greatest attention in journals and at national meetings, and it is a major focus of this book. … I congratulate the editors for a timely and important book. … this book may appeal primarily to the interventional clinical cardiac electrophysiologist, it would be a worthwhile investment for the surgeon, internist, or cardiologist with an interest in this rapidly evolving and important topic." (Richard L. Page, The New England Journal of Medicine, September, 2008)

"This comprehensive review of atrial fibrillation focuses on the epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, latest technologies, indications for treatment, and treatment. … is an excellent source of knowledge for clinicians and researchers in various specialties such as cardiology, cardiac surgery, internal medicine, and other allied medical professions, who will be involved in the care of these patients. … This timely book, written by eminent authors, provides a state-of-the-art review of atrial fibrillation." (Carlos D Giraldo, Doody’s Review Service, July, 2008)

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