Basic Cardiac Electrophysiology for the Clinician, 2e (June 15, 2009)_(1405183330)_(Wiley-Blackwell).pdf

This book translates fundamental knowledge in basic cardiac electrophysiology from the bench to the bedside. Revised and updated for its second edition, the text offers new coverage of the molecular mechanisms of ion channel behavior and its regulation, complex arrhythmias, and the broadening roles of devices and ablation. Clear, straightforward explanations are illustrated by plentiful diagrams to make the material accessible to the non-specialist. Booknews Based on a series of lectures for clinicians and advanced medical students. Reviews the basic principles of cardiac electrophysiology and cellular mechanisms of cardiac arrhythmias, translating the basic science into practical information. Considers such aspects as bioelectricity, ion channels and their regulation, pacemaker synchronization, and spiral wave activity and the old problem of reentry. Nicely illustrated with line drawings. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or. Basic Cardiac Electrophysiology for the Clinician, Second Edition Contents Acknowledgments Foreword to the Second Edition Foreword to the First Edition Introduction CHAPTER 1: Bioelectricity CHAPTER 2: Ion Channels CHAPTER 3: Ion Channel Regulation CHAPTER 4: Impulse Initiation and Propagation in Cardiac Muscle CHAPTER 5: Rate Dependency of Discontinuous Propagation CHAPTER 6: Basic Mechanisms of Cardiac Arrhythmias CHAPTER 7: Rotors, Spirals, and Scroll Waves in the Heart CHAPTER 8: Rotors and the Mechanisms of Atrial Fibrillation CHAPTER 9: Molecular Mechanisms of Ventricular Fibrillation CHAPTER 10: Inheritable Arrhythmogenic Diseases Bibliography Index This work translates fundamental knowledge in basic cardiac electrophysiology from the bench to the bedside. Revised and updated for its second edition, the text offers new coverage of the molecular mechanisms of ion channel behavior and its regulation, complex arrhythmias, and the broadening roles of devices and ablation