Arrhythmia Induction in the EP Lab

Description

This book focuses on how to induce clinical arrhythmias in the electrophysiology (EP) laboratory, a procedure that is indispensable for analyzing the underlying mechanisms, and identifying the most effective treatment of the arrhythmia. In the main part of the book, the authors share their own experiences with 13 different medications that can be injected or infused for arrhythmia induction – ranging from isoprenaline and atropine to ephedrine – all of which can be easily found in any cardiology department. Each chapter begins with a description of the drug’s chemical structure and mechanism of actions, then illustrates the infusion preparation, dosage and side effects and lastly analyzes its electrophysiological properties and highlights the most important clinical studies on it. For each drug the authors list – in dedicated tables – administration protocols from their own hospital. This book is of interest to postgraduate students, cardiology residents, cardiologists and pediatric cardiologists with special interest in arrhythmias, as well as to trainees, technicians and nurses involved in the EP lab. Front Matter ....Pages i-ix Introduction: Why Do We Need Arrhythmia Induction? (Sorin Lazar)....Pages 1-5 How to Induce Arrhythmias by Atrial and Ventricular Programmed Stimulation? (Celestino Sardu, Valerio Giordano, Antongiulio Donatiello, Raffaele Marfella, Giuseppe Paolisso, Maria Rosaria Rizzo et al.)....Pages 7-18 How to Induce Arrhythmias with Isoprenaline (Sorin Pripon)....Pages 19-28 How to Induce Arrhythmias with Orciprenaline (Nihal El Kamar, Lazhare Naouar)....Pages 29-37 How to Induce Arrhythmias with Adrenaline (Bogdan Chendran)....Pages 39-48 How to Induce Arrhythmias with Atropine (Calin Siliste, Roxana-Nicoleta Siliste)....Pages 49-61 How to Induce Arrhythmias with Noradrenaline (Ispas Alexandru)....Pages 63-70 How to Induce Arrhythmias with Dobutamine (Abu Walid Nasra)....Pages 71-79 How to Induce Arrhythmias with Dopamine (Shemaila Saleem)....Pages 81-89 Adrenaline Versus Atropine for AVNRT Induction (Jennifer Asamoah)....Pages 91-99 Adrenaline Versus Isoprenaline for Arrhythmia Induction (Andrei Cismaru)....Pages 101-114 How to Induce Arrhythmias with Salbutamol (Piotr Futyma)....Pages 115-122 How to Induce Arrhythmias with Caffeine? (Cecilia Lazea)....Pages 123-130 How to Induce Arrhythmias with Adenosine? (Simona Căinap)....Pages 131-140 How to Induce Arrhythmias with Aminophylline? (Habib Rehman Khan)....Pages 141-149 How to Induce Arrhythmias with Ephedrine? (Arash Moosavi-Shalheh)....Pages 151-157 Arrhythmias Induction and Energy Drinks (Keith Andrew Chan)....Pages 159-167 Ajmaline, Flecainide and Propafenone Can Induce Ventricular Fibrillation in Patients with Brugada Syndrome (Natalia Petcaru)....Pages 169-178 Arrhythmia Induction in Children (Nikola Krmek)....Pages 179-191 Arrhythmia Induction During Transesophageal Electrophysiological Study (Keith Andrew Chan)....Pages 193-201 How to Induce Pacemaker-Mediated Tachycardia? (Gusetu Gabriel, Lucian Muresan, Rosu Radu, Horatiu Comsa, Caloian Bogdan, Dana Pop et al.)....Pages 203-214 What to Do When Clinical Arrhythmia Is Uninducible?: Stepwise Approach (Gabriel Cismaru)....Pages 215-228