Advances in Noninvasive Electrocardiographic Monitoring Techniques (Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, 229)

Noninvasive electrocardiographic monitoring is a fundamental part of cardiology. Depending on continuous improvements and developments of new technologies, these methods are essential for diagnosis and risk stratification of patients. The rapid changes in the capabilities, technologies and diagnostic values of the different methods force us to update our knowledge continuously. This book offers a comprehensive overview of the current state and future developments in the field of noninvasive electrocardiographic monitoring techniques. In addition, related fields such as magnetocardiography, newer signal detection and analysis techniques as well as ambulatory blood pressure monitoring are reported. The different methods are discussed with regard to methodological aspects, latest technical developments and clinical value of results. Furthermore, review articles focus on the autonomic nervous system, monitoring of ischemic heart disease, quality control and standardization of monitoring techniques. A group of international experts in science and clinical practice have contributed to this book, which is supported by the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiography (ISHNE). The book is addressed to clinical and academic cardiologists as well as scientists. Front Matter....Pages i-xxii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Cardiovascular Molecular Genetics....Pages 3-17 Dilated Cardiomyopathy and Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia: From Gene to Phenotype....Pages 19-26 Heart Failure: From Gene to Therapy....Pages 27-38 Autonomic Nervous System: Physiology and Pathophysiology....Pages 41-49 Methods to Assess Baroreflex Sensitivity as a Measure of the Activity of the Autonomic Nervous System....Pages 51-57 Role of the Autonomic Nervous System in Cardiovascular Diseases....Pages 59-68 Therapeutical Options to Influence the Autonomic Nervous System....Pages 69-86 Front Matter....Pages 87-87 The Signal Averaged P-Wave....Pages 89-97 Wenckebach Pattern of Ventricular Late Potentials....Pages 99-107 Detection of QRS-Variability....Pages 109-119 QT-Dispersion: Role in Clinical Decision Making....Pages 123-130 Dynamic QT-Interval Analysis....Pages 131-141 QT-Variability: Clinical Results and Prognostic Significance....Pages 143-153 Heart Rate Dependency of QT-Interval in Congenital and Acquired Prolonged Ventricular Repolarization: Long-Term Analysis by Holter Monitoring....Pages 155-160 Modern Approaches to Assessment of Ventricular Repolarisation....Pages 163-175 Dynamicity of T-Wave Alternans: Measurement and Role in Sudden Cardiac Death....Pages 177-189 Macrovolt T-Wave Alternans: Pathophysiology and Link With Repolarization Dispersion....Pages 191-199 T-Wave Alternans and Variability: Prognostic, Diagnostic, and Therapeutic Implications....Pages 201-208 Front Matter....Pages 209-209 Non-Invasive Quantification/Localization of Myocardial Ischemia....Pages 211-215 Ambulatory ECG, Myocardial Ischemia and Risk Stratification....Pages 217-222 Front Matter....Pages 209-209 Post Thrombolysis/Post PTCA-Monitoring....Pages 223-231 Interactive Holter-Monitoring of Transient Ischemic Episodes....Pages 233-238 Silent Ischemia: The 1998 Status: New Observations on Triggers, Pathophysiological Mechanisms and Circadian Variations....Pages 239-245 Circadian Variation in Myocardial Ischemia and Infarction....Pages 247-261 Chronopharmacology — Implications for Diagnosis and Treatment....Pages 263-278 Beta Blockers Following Acute Myocardial Infarction....Pages 279-281 The United States Multicenter Study of Enhanced External Counterpulsation (MUST-EECP)....Pages 283-285 Front Matter....Pages 287-287 Heart rate Variability: A Simple Methodology with Several Unrecognised Technical and Methodological Problems....Pages 289-295 Quality Control and Standardization: High Resolution ECG....Pages 297-302 Diagnosis of Myocardial Viability: Contribution of the ECG....Pages 305-316 Exercise Testing for Risk Stratification....Pages 317-329 Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing: Cardiovascular and Respiratory Limitations Detected by Exercise Gas Exchange....Pages 331-339 White-Coat Hypertension: State of the Art....Pages 343-349 Should Antihypertensive Treatment be Guided by Casual Measurement or Trough ABPM ?....Pages 351-358 Non-invasive Pulse Wave Velocity as a Method to Evaluate Physical Properties of the Large Arteries in Aging and Hypertension....Pages 359-370 Pronostic Implications of Blood Pressure Variability....Pages 371-379 Magnetocardiographic Technology: State of the Art....Pages 383-392 Ischemia and Hibernation in Magnetocardiography....Pages 393-400 Magnetocardiography at the Turn of the Millenium....Pages 401-410 Front Matter....Pages 411-411 Methods of Non-Linear Dynamics....Pages 413-420 Front Matter....Pages 411-411 Heart Rate Variability and Nonlinear Dynamics....Pages 421-428 Symbolic Dynamics....Pages 429-437 Neural Classification in High-Resolution ECG Signal Processing....Pages 441-452 Cardiovascular System Identification....Pages 453-461 Maximum Likelihood Analysis in ECG Signal Processing....Pages 463-469 What can Cardiac Computer Models Tell Us About Arrhythmogenesis?....Pages 471-480 Back Matter....Pages 481-498