Decoding Cardiac Electrophysiology Understanding the Techniques and

This book provides a concise overview of cardiac electrophysiology for cardiologists who are not electrophysiologists and for allied cardiovascular professionals, cardiology registrars and fellows who are new to the field. It familiarises them with the ma

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Decoding Cardiac Electrophysiology Understanding the Techniques and Defining the Jargon

Decoding Cardiac Electrophysiology

Afzal Sohaib Editor

Decoding Cardiac Electrophysiology Understanding the Techniques and Defining the Jargon

Editor Afzal Sohaib St Bartholomew’s Hospital London, UK King George Hospital Ilford, Essex, UK

ISBN 978-3-030-28671-2 ISBN 978-3-030-28672-9  (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28672-9 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

Contents

Part I  The Tools for Understanding Cardiac Electrophysiology 1 The Basic Language of Cardiac Electrophysiology—An Introduction to Intracardiac Electrograms and Electrophysiology Studies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Sandeep Prabhu and Afzal Sohaib 2 The Kit: Access, Catheter Placement, Transeptal Puncture, Ablation Technology, 3D Mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Jason V. Garcia and Daniel K.Y. Wan Part II  Standard Ablation 3 Atrioventricular Nodal Re-entry Tachycardia (AVNRT) & AV node Ablation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Jonathan M. Behar 4 Accessory Pathways and Atrioventricular Re-entrant Tachycardia (AVRT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Wei Yao Lim and Marco Baca 5 Typical Atrial Flutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Kevin Ming Wei Leong Part III  Complex Ablation 6 Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Tachycardia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Vishal