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**Selected for 2025 Doody's Core Titles® in Cardiology**Written and edited by world-renowned experts in the field, including Dr. Shoei K. Stephen Huang, a pioneer of radiofrequency catheter ablation procedures, Huang's Catheter Ablation of Cardiac Arrhythmias, 5th Edition, provides authoritative, comprehensive information on these increasingly used electrophysiology procedures. This outstanding resource is packed with cutting-edge content in every area of this fast-changing field, including anatomy, diagnostic criteria, differential diagnosis, mapping, and ablation. Ideal for practitioners who need a definitive, user-friendly ablation text for the electrophysiology lab or office setting, it offers quick access to practical content, using detailed tables and high-quality images to help you apply what you learn in your practice.- Reflects all the latest technology, including the new pulse field ablation (PFA) procedure, new balloon technologies (RF, laser, and PFA) for pulmonary vein isolation, and high-resolution 3D mapping systems- Offers expert guidance on atrial tachycardia and flutter, atrial fibrillation, atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia, tachycardias related to accessory atrioventricular connections, ventricular tachycardia, transseptal catheterization techniques, ablation for pediatric patients, and patient safety and complications- Contains new chapters covering Biophysics and Clinical Applications of Laser Ablation, Biophysics and Clinical Applications of Pulse Field Ablation, Multiple Strategic Approach to Ablate Atrial Fibrillation, Ablation of Challenging/Difficult Accessory Pathways, Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia in Arrhythmogenic Ventricular Cardiomyopathy, and more- Contains 450 figures, including ECGs, intracardiac recordings, 3D mapping, ultrasound, fluoroscope, and ablation images- Includes numerous tables and boxes that provide quick access to key points, arrhythmia mechanisms, diagnostic criteria, target sites for ablation, use of special equipment, complications, and troubleshooting problems and their solutions- Provides access to 20 video clips, including transseptal access to the left atrium, intracardiac ultrasound, and techniques of pericardial access
Table of Contents
PART 1 Fundamental Concepts of Transcatheter Energy Delivery1. Biophysics and Pathophysiology of Radiofrequency Lesion Formation,2. Biophysics and Clinical Applications of Cryoablation3. Biophysics and Clinical Applications of Laser Ablation4. Biophysics and Clinical Applications of Pulsed-Field Ablation5. Contemporary Irrigated Radiofrequency Catheter AblationPART 2 Cardiac Mapping and Imaging6. Cardiac Anatomy for Catheter Mapping and Ablation of Arrhythmias7. Fundamentals of Intracardiac Mapping8. Fundamentals of Catheter Three-Dimensional Mapping Systems9. High-Resolution Three-Dimensional Mapping Systems10. Intracardiac Echocardiography, Computed Cardiac Tomography, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Guiding Mapping and AblationPART 3 Catheter Ablation of Atrial Tachycardias and Flutter11. Ablation of Focal Atrial Tachycardias12. Ablation of Cavotricuspid Isthmus–Dependent Atrial Flutters13. Ablation of Non–Isthmus-Dependent Flutters and Atrial Macroreentry14. Ablation of Atrial Flutter/Tachycardia in Congenital Heart DiseasePART 4 Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation15. Pulmonary Vein Isolation Using Radiofrequency Energy Ablation Technologies16. Pulmonary Vein Isolation Using the Cryoballoon Catheter17. Pulmonary Vein Isolation Using Pulsed-Field Ablation or Laser Balloon18. Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation Initiated by Non–Pulmonary Vein Triggers19. Substrate-Based Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation20. Ablation of Persistent and Long-Standing Persistent Atrial Fibrillation21. Epicardial and Endocardial Hybrid Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation22. Ablation Strategies for Persistent and Long-Standing Persistent Atrial FibrillationPART 5 Catheter Ablation of Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry Tachycardia and the Atrioventricular Junction23. Ablation of Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry Tachycardia and Focal Junctional Tachycardia24. Ablation of Challenging/Difficult Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry Tachycardia25. Ablation/Modification of Atrioventricular Junction for Heart Rate Control of Permanent Atrial FibrillationPART 6 Catheter Ablation of Accessory Atrioventricular Connections26. Ablation of Free Wall Accessory Pathways27. Ablation of Posteroseptal Accessory Pathways28. Catheter Ablation of Superoparaseptal ("Anteroseptal") and Midseptal Accessory Pathways29. Ablation of Atriofascicular Accessory Pathways and Variants30. Ablation of Challenging/Difficult Accessory PathwaysPART 7 Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardias31. Ablation of Ventricular Outflow Tract Tachycardias32. Ablation of Idiopathic Left and Right Ventricular and Fascicular Tachycardias33. Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia in Coronary Artery Disease34. Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia in Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy35. Ablation of Unstable Ventricular Tachycardia and Idiopathic Ventricular Fibrillation36. Substrate-Based Ablation for Ventricular Tachycardia37. Epicardial Approach to Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia38. Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia in Congenital Heart Disease39. Ablation of Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias in Brugada Syndrome40. Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia in Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy41. Hybrid Approaches for Catheter Ablation of Ventricular TachycardiaPART 8 Miscellaneous Topics42. Complications Associated With Catheter Ablation of Cardiac Arrhythmias43. Atrial Transseptal Catheterization44. Ablation of Cardiac Arrhythmias in Pediatric Population
