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Atrial fibrillation, a treatable disease?

edited by J.H. Kingma, N.M. van Hemel, and K.I. Lie

(Developments in cardiovascular medicine, v. 139)

Kluwer Academic Publishers, c1992

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Description

Presents perspectives on atrial fibrillation as discussed during a conference organized on May 7, 1992 in Amsterdam. Emphasis is on the selection of the optimal approach, including pharmacotherapy, catheter ablation, pacemaker and surgical therapy.

Table of Contents

  • Part 1 Concepts and clinics of atrial fibrillation: from experiment to therapeutic innovation in atrial fibrillation and flutter
  • atrial functional anatomy
  • the pathology of drug resistant lone atrial fibrillation in eleven surgically treated patients
  • termination of atrial fibrillation by classic antiarrhythmic drugs, a paradox?
  • characteristics of patients with chronic atrial fibrillation and the prediction of successful DC electrical cardioversion. Part 2 Recent advances in the treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and flutter: pharmacological cardioversion of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter to sinus rhythm
  • frugs after cardioversion to prevent relapses of chronic atrial fibrillation or flutter
  • episodic treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
  • an AICD for atrial fibrillation?
  • the "Corridor" operation as an alternative in the treatment of atrial fibrillation. Part 3 Why aggressive therapy in atrial fibrillation?: tachycardiomyopathy in patients with supraventricular tachycardia
  • sinus rhythm, the autonomic nervous system, and quality of life
  • atrial tachyarrhythmias following coronary bypass surgery - sympathetic mechanisms
  • management of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter shortly after coronary artery bypass graft surgery
  • risk and prevention of embolism in atrial fibrillation
  • value of left atrial appendage flow velocities in patients with nonrheumatic atrial fibrillation and systemic embolism
  • management of atrial fibrillation - from palliation to intervention.

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