Ten years of radiofrequency catheter ablation

PrefaceJ. Farre, C. Moro Part I: General Considerations 1. Fluoroscopic Heart AnatomyJ. Farre, J.M. Rubio, J.A. Cabrera 2. Myocardial Pathology of the Atrial and Ventricular Sites Produced by Radiofrequency Endocardial Catheter AblationP. Aragoncillo, C. Moro, M.J. Fernandez, J.L. Moya, A.H. Madrid 3. Biochemical Markers and C-Troponin I Release After Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation: Approach to the Size of the NecrosisA.H. Madrid, J.M. del Rey, L. Novo, A. Sanchez, A. Jimenez, J. Martin, J. Rubi, E. Ripoll, C. Moro Part II: Atrioventricular Junctional Ablation 4. Are There Still Indications for Pharmacological Treatment in Patients with Atrioventricular Reentry Tachycardias with and without Accessory Atrioventricular Pathways?H.J.J. Wellens, J.L. Smeets, L.M. Rodriguez, C. Timmermans 5. Anatomy and Fiber Architecture of the Atrioventricular Junction S.W. Ho, R.H. Anderson 6. Surgical Anatomy of the Atrioventricular JunctionG.M. Guiraudon, C.M. Guiraudon, G.J. Klein, R. Yee, A. Krahn 7. Electrophysiology of the Atrioventricular Junctional Area: Lessons From Experimental ModelsJ.M.T. de Bakker, M.J. Janse, M.A. McGuire, P. Loh, B. Thibault, M. Hocini 8. Angiographic Anatomy of Koch's Triangle, Atrioventricular Nodal Artery and Proximal Coronary Sinus in Patients With and Without Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant TachycardiaJ.A. Cabrera, A. Medina, J.S. de Lezo, F. Wanguemert, E. Hernadez, A. Delgado, F. Melian, M. Pan, J.R. Ortega, J. Morales, S. Ellingson, C. Juanatey, A. Morillas 9. Radiofrequency Ablation of Atrioventricular Node Reentrant Tachycardia: Fast or Slow Pathway Ablation?G. Fenelon, T. Malacky, E. Manios, P. Geelen, E. Andries, P. Brugada 10. Endocardial Catheter Ablation of Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant TachycardiaC. Moro, A. Hernandez-Madrid, A. Sanchez, L. Novo, E. Garcia, J. Martin 11. Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation for Atrioventricular Reentrant TachycardiasP. Jais, D.C. Shah, M. Haissaguerre, L. Gencel, J. Clementy 12. The Anatomic Approach to the Slow Atrioventricular Nodal PathwayJ. Brugada 13. Anatomy of Accessory Pathways: Are There Lessons Relevant to RFCA?S.Y. Ho, R.H. Anderson 14. Validation, Sensitivity, Specificity and Predictive Value of Accessory Pathway Potential Recording to Guide RFCAR. Cappato, M. Schluter, K.H. Kuck 15. Are There Accessory Pathways that Cannot Be Reached with Catheter Ablation Techniques?R. Cappato, M. Schluter, K.H. Kuck 16. Prelimiary Experience with a Nonfluoroscopic Catheter Based Mapping Method in Patients with an Accessory PathwayJ.L.R.M. Smeets, S. Ben-Haim, L.M. Rodriguez, C. Timmermans Part III: Ventricular Ablation 17. Clinical and Electrocardiographic Profiles of Patients with Ventricular TachycardiaH.J.J. Wellens, J.L.R.M. Smeets, L.M. Rodriguez, C. Timmermans 18. Clinical and Electrocardiographic Patterns in Patients with Idiopathic Ventricular FibrillationJ. Brugada, P. Brugada, R. Brugada 19. Predictors for Successful Ablation of Right- and Left-Sided Idiopathic Ventricular TachycardiaL.M. Rodriguez, J.R.L.M. Smeets, C. Timmermans, H.J.J. Wellens 20. Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation of Idiopathic Right Ventricular Outflow Tract TachycardiaJ. Almendral, R. Peinado 21. Catheter Ablation in Postmyocardial Infarction Ventricular Tachycardia J. Farre, J.M. Rubio, L. Sanziani, N. Tarin, J.M. Serrano, J. Castro-Dorticos Part IV: Atrial Ablation 22. Atrial Fibrillation Functional Anatomy Surgical RationalesG.M. Guiraudon, C.M. Guiraudon, G.E. Klein, R. Yee 23. Electrophysiology of Atrial Fibrillation in HumansR. Cappato, K.H. Kuck 24. Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: Significant Role of Arrhythmogenic FociP. Jais, D.C. Shah, M. Haissaguerre, J. Clementy 25. Catheter Ablation of Atrial TachycardiaR. Cappato, C. Weiss, K.H. Kuck 26. Atrial Flutter Ablation: Role of Endocardial MappingF. Arribas, M.L. Gil, F.G. Cosio