Electrophysiological Maneuvers for Arrhythmia Analysis

• From senior electrophysiologist and world-class educator George
  Klein, a fully illustrated guide with over 100 intracardiac tracings and
  figures that allow the physician to approach electrophysiologic
  problems effectively and systematically.
• The book is especially
  focused on electrophysiological maneuvers and provides a clear and
  understandable guide to their proper selection and interpretation using
  abundant clinical examples.
• Defines the integral role for "traditional" electrogram (EGM) analysis in order to understand the mechanism of a tachycardia.

It
goes without saying that a correct arrhythmia diagnosis is a
prerequisite to catheter ablation regardless of the presence of
sophisticated mapping and imaging technologies. Electrophysiological
maneuvers are fundamental to this process, and proper selection and
interpretation of maneuvers constitute a core skill of the
electrophysiologist. In this volume, we make the case that most
maneuvers are fundamentally similar in principle and can be understood
by appreciating a few basic physiological and anatomical principles. The
art lies not in a comprehensive knowledge by rote of every maneuver or
its application, but rather a systematic approach using common
principles. We illustrate this by showing abundant examples and
emphasizing the "game plan," including checklists that can be applied to
virtually any maneuver.

—George J. Klein

In my
opinion, this book should be on the shelf of every electrophysiologist
trainee as well as every clinical cardiac electrophysiologist. It is a
classic, like its editor. Dr. Klein deserves high praise for organizing
his and his colleagues’ clinical experiences and thought processes into a
concise, practical text that should be part of all training programs in
electrophysiology.

—From the foreword by Mark E. Josephson, MD