New arrhythmia technologies

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Advances in antiarrhythmic pharmacologic therapy / Gerald V. Naccarelli -- New antiarrhythmic pharmacologic therapies and regulatory issues in antiarrhythmic drug development / Heather M. Ross, Peter R. Kowey, and Gerald V. Naccarelli -- New frontiers in antithrombotic therapy for atrial fibrillation / James A. Reiffel -- Future of antiarrhythmic therapy / Michael R. Rosen -- Principles of pharmacogenomics: focus on arrhythmias / Dan M. Roden -- The cardiac sodium channel carboxy terminus: predicted and detected structure provide a novel target for antiarrhythmic drug development / Robert S. Kass, Joseph W. Cormier, and Ian W. Glaaser -- Embryonic stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes as a model for arrhythmia / Jurgen Hescheler [and others] -- Gene and cell therapy for sinus and AV nodal dysfunction / Peter Danilo Jr. [and others] -- Gene therapy for cardiac tachyarrhythmias / J. Kevin Donahue [and others].

Monitoring, noninvasive mapping, risk assessment, and external defibrillation / N.A. Mark Estes III -- New developments in noninvasive rhythm monitoring, implantable hemodynamic, monitoring, functional status monitoring, and non-invasive mapping / Jonathan Weinstock [and others] -- Techniques of prediction of arrhythmia occurrence and stratification for sudden cardiac death / Aseem D. Desai and Bradley P. Knight -- Beta-blocker efficacy in long QT syndrome patients with mutations in the pore and nonpore regions of the hERG potassium-channel gene / Arthur J. Moss [and others] -- New developments in out-of-hospital cardiac defibrillation / Robert J. Myerburg -- Advances in pacing / David L. Hayes -- Sensor and sensor algorithms / Robert F. Rea -- New electrode and lead designs for pacemakers / Charles J. Love -- Current concepts in intravascular pacemaker and defibrillator lead extraction / Dhanunjaya R. Lakkireddy, Atul Verma, and Bruce L. Wilkoff -- Left ventricular epicardial lead implantation: anatomy, techniques, and tools / Jennifer Cummings, William Belden, and Bruce L. Wilkoff -- New resynchronization lead systems and devices / Robert Rea -- New indications for pacing / David L. Hayes.

Advances in implantable defibrillators / Paul J. Wang -- New sensing and discrimination algorithms / Kelly Richardson, Amin Al-Ahmad, and Paul J. Wang -- Arrhythmia prevention and termination algorithms / Gregory Engel, Paul J. Wang, and Amin Al-Ahmad -- New lead designs and lead-less systems / Kenneth A. Ellenbogen, Bruce D. Gunderson, and Mark A. Wood -- Optimization of defibrillation function / Michael R. Gold and Paul J. DeGroot -- Remote web-based device monitoring / Edmund Keung and Yang Xue -- New ICD indications / Paul J. Wang -- Advances in catheter and surgical ablation / David E. Haines -- Advances in surgical ablation devices for atrial fibrillation -- Spencer J. Melby, Anson M. Lee, and Ralph J. Damiano Jr. -- Epicardial access / Robert Schweikert and Andre Natale -- Advances in catheter control devices / Girish Narayan, Paul J. Wang, and Amin Al-Ahmad -- Advances in energy sources in catheter ablation / David E. Haines -- New ablation paradigms: anatomic ablation of complex arrhythmia substrates / David J. Callans.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

""New Arrhythmia Technologies"" provides a complete discussion of recent, emerging, and future arrhythmia technologies. This forward-thinking book details successful trials and investigates areas of research that have not yet reached the trial phase. The elite panel of authors have explored fresh information on: advances in antiarrhythmic pharmacologis therapy advances in monitoring, risk assessment, and noninvasive mapping advances in pacing therapy advances in implantable defibrillators advances in catheter and surgical ablation advances in antiarrhythmic biological therapy vision for the future of arrhythmia technologies web-based defibrillation monitoring. ""New Arrhythmia Technologies"" presents a unique view of the latest in arrhythmia innovations through the eyes of the experts in the field."