DESCRIPTION:
In the fast paced world of clinical training, students are often inundated with the what of electrophysiology without the why . This new text is designed to tell the story of electrophysiology so that the seemingly disparate myriad observations of clinical practice come into focus as a cohesive and predictable whole. Presents a unique, conceptually-guided approach to understanding the movement of electrical current through the heart, the impact of various disease states and the positive effect of treatment

- Reviews electrophysiologic principles and the analytic tools which, when combined with a firm grasp of EP mechanisms, allow the reader to think through any situation
- Presents the mathematics necessary for the practice of cardiac electrophysiology in an accessible and understandable manner
- Contains accompanying video clips, including computer simulations showing the flow of electrical current through the heart, which help explain and visualise concepts discussed in the text
- Includes helpful chapter summaries and full color illustrations aid comprehension

CONTENTS:
Part I: Third-person omniscient (how we would see EP if we could see EP)
1. Ion channels
2. Action potentials
3. Propagation
4. Arrhythmia mechanisms
5. Anatomy for electrophysiologists
Part II: Doctor""s-eye view (dealing with incomplete knowledge)
6. Deducing anatomy
7. Electrical activity, electrodes, and electrograms
8. Electrogram analysis: understanding electrogram morphology
9. Differential diagnostic pacing maneuvers
10. Electro-anatomic mapping
Appendix: What we measure when we record an electrogram
Afterword: Your heart is a computer: from army ants to atrial fibrillation