Cardiac Electrophysiology: From Cell to Bedside: Expert Consult: Online and Print by Douglas P. Zipes, Jose Jalife

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Cardiac Electrophysiology: From Cell to Bedside defines the entire state of current scientific and clinical knowledge in this subspecialty. In response to the many major recent developments in the field, Drs. Zipes and Jalife have completely updated this modern classic, making the 5th Edition the most significant revision yet. From our latest understanding of ion channels, molecular genetics, and cardiac electrical activity through newly recognized syndromes, unique needs of special patient populations, and new diagnostic and therapeutic options, you'll find all the state-of-the-art guidance you need to make informed, effective clinical decisions. What's more, a significantly restructured organization, a new full-color layout, and full-text online access make reference easier than ever.

• Integrates the latest scientific understanding of arrhythmias with the newest clinical applications, giving you an informed basis for choosing the right treatment and management options for each patient.
• Synthesizes the knowledge of preeminent authorities in cardiology, physiology, pharmacology, pediatrics, biophysics, pathology, cardiothoracic surgery, and biomedical engineering from around the world, giving you a well-rounded, expert grasp of every issue that affects your patient management.

• Contains 24 new chapters (listed below) as well as exhaustive updates throughout, to keep you current with new scientific knowledge, newly discovered arrhythmia syndromes, and new diagnostic and therapeutic techniques.
  • Developmental Regulation of Cardiac Ion Channels
  • Neural Mechanisms of Initiating and Maintaining Arrhythmias
  • Single Nucleotide Polymorphismsand Acquired Cardiac Arrhythmias
  • Inheritable Sodium Channel Diseases
  • Inheritable Potassium Channel Diseases
  • Inheritable Diseases of Intracellular Calcium Regulation
  • Morphological Correlates of Atrial Arrhythmias
  • Andersen-Tawil Syndrome
  • Timothy Syndrome
  • Progressive Cardiac Conduction Disease
  • Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
  • Arrhythmias in Patients with Neurologic Disorders
  • Autonomic Testing
  • Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
  • Energy Sources for Catheter Ablation
  • Linear Lesions to Ablate Atrial Fibrillation
  • Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Arrhythmias in Patients with Structural Heart Disease
  • Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Arrhythmias in Patients without Structural Heart Disease
  • Catheter Ablation in Patients with Congenital Heart Disease
• Features a completely new section on "Arrhythmias in Special Populations" that explores arrhythmias in athletes ... gender differences in arrhythmias ... arrhythmias in pediatric patients ... and sleep-disordered breathing and arrhythmias.
• Offers an attractive new full-color design featuring color photos, tables, flow charts, ECGs, and more, making clinically actionable information easy to find and absorb at a glance.
• Includes full-text online access via Expert Consult, making reference easier for busy practitioners.

Brian Olshansky

This second edition, edited by two internationally recognized experts and written by many contributors, purports to be a comprehensive, definitive text covering all of cardiac electrophysiology. A smaller first edition was published five years ago. The authors hope to provide a complete and authoritative book on cardiac electrophysiology. They include basic and clinical aspects of electrophysiology in this 14-section, 138-chapter book. The objectives are worthy and the book is needed. Generally, the authors meet their stated objectives. The authors do not indicate the intended audience. A small audience of cardiac electrophysiology fellows and clinical and basic electrophysiologists (MDs and PhDs) will benefit. General cardiologists, surgeons, internists, and medical residents are not the target audience. The editors and 173 contributors are credible authorities, among the best known in their field. The contributors generously illustrate this book with black-and-white graphs, tables, figures, and charts. Most are of excellent quality, but some are too small. The color illustrations will benefit only a few. Most chapters contain pertinent references (in large numbers) but most references are over two to three years old. The table of contents is adequate. Some subjects are included in more than one section. Some chapters are narrow in scope with abstruse titles. The index is difficult to use. The book is large and heavy, but impressive and highly attractive. This book is one of the most comprehensive texts ever written in cardiac electrophysiology. The new information is enough to justify replacement of the previous edition. It is a monumental, multiauthored, book with numerous chapters.The content and presentation of most chapters are simply excellent, but the quality, format, and references vary. Although this will be a definitive text in cardiac electrophysiology, the editors underemphasize important (often, clinically based) subjects at the expense of more narrow topics. The large number of chapters (many of them short) makes the work disjointed and significant overlap exists. Some chapters are not complete and provide biased information. Despite these shortcomings, this edition is needed and welcomed. I highly recommended it for cardiac electrophysiologists, libraries, and bookstores.

Doody Review Services

Reviewer:Marc N. Saad, B.S., M.D. (Ochsner Clinic Foundation)
Description:The authors do an excellent job of describing the basic physiology and mechanisms involved in cardiac electrophysiology in the first half of this book and they apply these concepts to clinical practice and therapy in the second half. This is a well written, relevant update.
Purpose:The purpose is to update the previous edition because of the significant advances that have occurred in electrophysiology. The book does a good job of describing these advances and how to apply them to clinical practice.
Audience:It explains the basics of electrophysiology and applies that knowledge to more advanced electrophysiological concepts and pathophysiology. Students, physicians in training, allied health professionals, and practicing clinicians interested in electrophysiology are the intended readers.
Features:Concepts discussed range from fundamental cellular mechanisms to the most recent advances in therapy in the field of electrophysiology. The book is well organized, starting with basic concepts, then discussing advances to the mechanisms of arrhythmias, and finally covering the diagnostic evaluations of these arrhythmias and their various therapies. The color coding of the sections helps with the organization. Useful photos, tables, charts, and figures help readers understand the material. Online access to the fully searchable text and links to bibliographical references is provided with the book.
Assessment:This is a worthwhile update that is extremely useful for any reader who wants to gain further understanding in the field ofelectrophysiology.

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3 Stars from Doody

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