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Cardiac Arrhythmias 1997

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  • © 1998

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Editors:
  1. Antonio Raviele

    1. Divisione di Cardiologia, Ospedale Umberto I, Venezia Mestre, Italy

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  • The book is written by different authors, each of whom is a research-leader in the different fields of clinical arrhythmology and electrophysiology.

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Table of contents (72 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XVII
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  2. Atrial Fibrillation: Mechanisms and Clinical Aspects

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. What Are the Electrophysiological Mechanisms of Perpetuation of Atrial Fibrillation?

      • M. A. Allessie, F. J. Chorro, M. C. E. F. Wijffels, F. Mast, R. Dorland
      Pages 3-11

    3. Vagal Tone: How Important Is It in Triggering Atrial Fibrillation?

      • A. Capucci, G. Q. Villani, D. Aschieri, A. Rosi
      Pages 12-17

    4. Tachycardia Induced Atrial Fibrillation: What Incidence? How to Diagnose and Treat It?

      • P. Delise, L. Corò, P. Scipione, M. Fantinel
      Pages 18-23

  3. Atrial Fibrillation: Cardioversion and Drug Prophylaxis

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 25-25
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    2. Restoration of Sinus Rhythm: Pharmacological or Electrical?

      • M. Chimienti, S. Barbieri, G. Guazzotti
      Pages 27-32

    3. Atrial Fibrillation: Which Drug to Prefer for Acute Cardioversion?

      • N. Baldi, V. A. Russo, V. Morrone, G. Marasco, G. Polimeni
      Pages 33-39

    4. Drug Prevention of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation, When and How?

      • H. J. G. M. Crijns, I. C. Van Gelder
      Pages 40-44

    5. Antiarrhythmic Drug Administration before Electrical Cardioversion of Atrial Fibrillation: Is It Useful to Prevent Early Arrhythmia Recurrence?

      • G. Boriani, M. Biffi, G. Bronzetti, L. Frabetti, A. Capucci, A. Branzi et al.
      Pages 45-50

  4. Atrial Fibrillation: Ablation Procedures

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 51-51
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    2. AV-Nodal Ablation versus AV-Nodal Modification for Control of Atrial Fibrillation

      • A. P. Fitzpatrick
      Pages 53-57

    3. AV Junction Modification for Atrial Fibrillation: Which End Points?

      • A. Bonso, S. Themistoclakis, G. Gasparini, A. Raviele
      Pages 58-65

    4. Heart Failure Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: How Important Is It to Regularize Ventricular Rhythm?

      • P. E. Vardas, E. N. Simantirakis, E. G. Manios
      Pages 66-71

    5. Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: Where Are We Now and Where Are We Going?

      • M. Haïssaguerre, P. Jaïs, D. C. Shah, M. Hocini, W. Bruszewski, A. Takahashi et al.
      Pages 72-80

  5. Atrial Fibrillation: Internal Defibrillation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 81-81
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    2. Restricted or Expanded Indications for Low-Energy Internal Cardioversion?

      • M. Santini, C. Pandozi, G. Gentilucci, M. Villani
      Pages 83-88

    3. Internal Atrial Defibrillation: What Are the Effects on Mechanical Function?

      • F. Rigo, A. Raviele, B. De Piccoli, G. Gasparini, M. Ragazzo, C. Zanella
      Pages 89-99

    4. Implantable Atrial Defibrillator: Which Results and Indications?

      • W. Jung, B. Lüderitz
      Pages 100-109

    5. The Implantable Atrial Defibrillator: Are All the Problems Solved

      • S. Lévy
      Pages 110-112
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About this book

The book comprises the proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Cardiac arrhythmias, held in Venice, October 7-10,1997 and represents an update on the most recent advances in the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of cardiac arrhythmias.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Divisione di Cardiologia, Ospedale Umberto I, Venezia Mestre, Italy

    Antonio Raviele

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Cardiac Arrhythmias 1997

  • Editors: Antonio Raviele

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2288-1

  • Publisher: Springer Milano

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Italia 1998

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-88-470-2290-4Published: 20 April 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-88-470-2288-1Published: 11 November 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 562

  • Number of Illustrations: 62 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Cardiology

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