Cardiac Arrhythmias, Pacing and Sudden Death

Basic Electrophysiology.- Pathophysiology of Atrial Fibrillation.- Genomics of cardiac arrhythmias.- Channelopathies: Clinical Presentation and Genetics.-Extended ECG monitoring.- Sudden Cardiac Death: Methods of Risk Prediction.- Electrophysiologic Testing and Cardiac Mapping.- Antiarrhythmic Drug Management of Atrial Fibrillation.- Anticoagulants for atrial fibrillation.- Cardiac pacemakers.- Implantable and Wearable Defibrillator Therapy.- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation.- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation.- Supraventricular Tachycardia.- Clinical Management of Atrial Fibrillation.- Ventricular Tachycardia and Fibrillation in Patients with Structural Heart Disease .- Ventricular Arrhythmias in the Absence of Structural Heart Disease.- Bradyarrhythmias/heart blocks.- Syncope and Risk of Sudden Death.- Management of Ventricular Arrhtyhmias in Nonischemic Cardiomyopathic Syndromes.- Arrhythmias in Congenital Heart Disease.- Arrhythmias in Special Populations.

Peter R. Kowey, MD, is Professor of Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology at Jefferson Medical College. He is also Chief of the Division of Cardiovascular Diseases at the Lankenau Hospital Main Line Health System and President of the Main Line Health Heart Center and is the William Wikoff Smith Chair in Cardiovascular Research.After Dr Kowey's training at Penn State University and Harvard University School of Public Health he joined the faculty at the Medical College of Pennsylvania as Director of the CCU and Arrhythmia Program, where he rose to the rank of full Professor. Dr Kowey is a Fellow of several professional organizations including the Clinical Council of the American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology, the American College of Physicians, the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, the American College of Chest Physicians, and the American College of Clinical Pharmacology. He spent 9 years as a member of the Cardiorenal Drug Advisory Committee, 4 years on the Cardiovascular Devices Committee of the Food and Drug Administration, and was on the Expert Advisory Panel of the US Pharmacopeial convention. Dr Kowey's principal area of interest has been cardiac rhythm disturbances.
Jonathan P. Piccini, MD, MHS is a clinical cardiac electrophysiologist and Associate Professor of Medicine at Duke University Medical Center and the Duke Clinical Research Institute. His research interests include the conduct of clinical trials and the assessment of cardiovascular therapeutics for the care of patients with heart rhythm disorders. At present, he is the Director of the EP Clinical Trials Program and Arrhythmia Core Laboratory at Duke University. He also serves on the Clinical Working Group of the American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines - Atrial fibrillation (GWTG-Afib) registry program. He is an associate editor for the American Heart Journal and serves on the editorial board of Heart Rhythm, the European Heart Journal, and the Journal of

"The purpose is to introduce several aspects of cardiac arrhythmias, including pathophysiology, pharmacotherapy, clinical management, and device therapy. ... This book is intended for practicing cardiologists and cardiology fellows; there are few books aimed at this audience. ... This is a high quality book. It is quite useful for its readability and for its illustrations. Compared to other similar books, this one is preferable because it is written in simple language and highlights key points well." (Daniel Garcia, Doody's Book Reviews, January, 2018)