Practical Electrophysiology
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TODD J. COHEN, MD
Table of Contents

Overview
Foreward by Melvin M. Scheinman, MD

Part 1: Introduction to Electrophysiology

1. History of Electrophysiology
2. Cardiac Anatomy and the Electrical Conduction System
3. The Cardiac Action Potential
4. Electrocardiograms
5. The Electrophysiology Laboratory
6. Radiation Protection

Part 2: The Electrophysiology Study and Basic Arrhythmias

7. Venous and Arterial Access
8. Assessment of Conduction and Refractoriness
9. Mechanisms of Arrhythmias
10. Pharmacotherapy and Electrophysiology
11. Catheter Ablation
12. Nonfluoroscopic Three-Dimensional Mapping
13. Programmed Electrical Stimulation
14. Atrial Fibrillation
15. AV-Node Reentrant Tachycardia
16. Atrial Tachycardia
17. Atrial Flutter
18. External Cardioversion and Defibrillation
19. Accessory Pathways
20. Ventricular Tachycardia
21. Hereditary Conditions

Part 3: Implantable Devices

22. Syncope
23. Congestive Heart Failure
24. Permanent Pacemaker
25. Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator
26. Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

Part 4: Administration

27. Intravenous Drug Administration/Preoperative Checklist
28. Members of the EP Team
29. The Future of Electrophysiology

Appendices

A. Pre-Electrophysiology Procedure/Implant Checklist
B. Patient Discharge Instructions
C. Inventory Management Checklist
D. Department of Electrophysiology ACT Record

Glossary
Index
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Selected Readings


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