Innovative management of atrial fibrillation / / edited by David Schwartzman and Marco A. Zenati

• Pubblicazione: Malden, Mass., : Blackwell Futura, 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (210 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.1/2806
• Soggetto topico: Atrial fibrillation - Treatment
• Altri autori: SchwartzmanDavid <1959-> ZenatiMarco
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Innovative Management of Atrial Fibrillation; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Part I On the Atrial Substrate; 1 Electrophysiological Basis of Atrial Fibrillation; 2 Neurological Basis of Atrial Fibrillation; 3 Mechanical Basis of Atrial Fibrillation; 4 Molecular Basis of Atrial Fibrillation; 5 Atrial Plasticity; Part II Developing Strategies for AF Management; 6 Atrioventricular Node Ablation; 7 Percutaneous Atrial Catheter Ablation; 8 Implantable Device Therapy; 9 Surgical Ablation Therapy I: Maze Procedure; 10 Surgical Ablation Therapy II: Endocardium-Based Catheter Ablation ; 11 Surgical Ablation Therapy III: Epicardium-Based Catheter Ablation12 Modification of the Left Atrial Appendage; Part III Potential Areas of Opportunity for AF Management; 13 Transpericardial Therapy; 14 Gene Therapy; 15 Tissue Engineering; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Atrial fibrillation is underdiagnosed and preventative strategies are underutilized. The disease is estimated to rise to an epidemic level, increasing by over 50% by the end of the decade, occurring commonly in the setting of otherwise "healthy" aging. Innovative Management of Atrial Fibrillation provides a forum for a full discussion on this topical matter. Distinguished experts from both electrophysiology and cardiac surgery place their work in the context of future development, examining the short-comings of current pharmacological treatments. This results in a uni
• Titolo autorizzato: Innovative management of atrial fibrillation
• ISBN: 1-280-74796-X; 9786610747962; 0-470-98482-1; 0-470-99481-9; 1-4051-7259-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910876859303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II