Atrial fibrillation ablation the state of the art based on the VeniceChart international consensus document /

Atrial fibrillation ablation the state of the art based on the VeniceChart international consensus document / [electronic resource] : edited by Andrea Natale, Antonio Raviele. - 2011 update. - Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011. - xl, 191 p. : col. ill.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Anatomy of structures relevant to atrial fibrillation ablation -- Pathophysiology of atrial fibrillation -- Techniques and technologies for atrial fibrillation catheter ablation -- Endpoints of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation -- Patients management pre-, during and post-ablation -- Periprocedural and long-term anticoagulation -- Periprocedural and late complications -- Short- and long-term efficacy -- Indications to atrial fibrillation ablation and cost effectiveness -- Clinical trials on atrial fibrillation / future perspectives -- Surgical approach / ablation -- Hospital equipment and facilities, personnel, training requirements and competences.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

9781119963837 (electronic bk.)




Atrial fibrillation--Treatment.
Catheter ablation.


Electronic books.

RC685.A72 / A87 2011

616.1/280076