Catheter Ablation Of Cardiac Arrhythmias: Basic Bioelectrical Effects And Clinical Indications (developments In Cardiovascular Medicine)
by melvin Scheinman /
1988 / English / PDF
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The field of catheter ablation has grown In a rather helter-skelter
fashion. Ablative techniques were applied in patients before basic
bioelectric and cellular electrophysiologic effects were fully
defined. Since the introduction of this technique into clinical
medicine in 1982, happily, a wealth of basic information has become
available, and it was thought prudent to summarize existing data in
the form of a text. The purpose of this text is to provide for a
concise summary of both the basic and clinical experiences to date.
It was simply not possible to include chapters from many workers
who have made outstanding contributions in this area. For this, I
offer my profound apolo- gies. I do wish, however, to acknowledge
the outstanding work of Drs. Bharati and Lev who provided us with a
sound understanding of the histolo- gic effects of various energy
delivery systems. Their seminal observations allowed us to bring
this technique to clinical fruition.
The field of catheter ablation has grown In a rather helter-skelter
fashion. Ablative techniques were applied in patients before basic
bioelectric and cellular electrophysiologic effects were fully
defined. Since the introduction of this technique into clinical
medicine in 1982, happily, a wealth of basic information has become
available, and it was thought prudent to summarize existing data in
the form of a text. The purpose of this text is to provide for a
concise summary of both the basic and clinical experiences to date.
It was simply not possible to include chapters from many workers
who have made outstanding contributions in this area. For this, I
offer my profound apolo- gies. I do wish, however, to acknowledge
the outstanding work of Drs. Bharati and Lev who provided us with a
sound understanding of the histolo- gic effects of various energy
delivery systems. Their seminal observations allowed us to bring
this technique to clinical fruition.
