The book is devoted to clinical arrhythmology and is written in a practical and understandable manner, intended for young cardiologists who sometimes get lost in the complexities of the field and fail to organize their knowledge in an efficient way. With this goal in mind, a number of prestigious specialists in the field have collaborated in this joint venture, writing a number of concise, useful, and very interesting chapters that summarize many hours of work and professional dedication.

The result is easy to read and easy to handle. Perhaps best of all, this is an opportunity for the reader to enjoy a very personal celebration of friendship and electrophysiology.

This book as a celebration. Let us explain. We started medical school in 1975, the same year Franco died, and along with many other young people at that time, we wanted to change our country and to change the world. We lived those exciting, turbulent years in an environment of important change, and certainly we were deeply influenced by the enormous expectations of those times.

Contents

Chapter 1 What should a clinician know about basic mechanisms of arrhythmia?
Chapter 2 A practical approach to clinical electrophysiology
Chapter 3 Pacing maneuvers and ablation of sustained ventricular tachycardia
Chapter 4 Epicardial ventricular tachycardias Diagnosis and treatment
Chapter 5 Ventricular outflow tract tachycardias: tips and tricks for successful ablation
Chapter 6 Ablation of atrial fibrillation: who, when and how?
Chapter 7 Ablation of left atrial flutter: how to go from a nightmare to cure
Chapter 8 Ablation of long-standing AF Is it wise to pursue it?
Chapter 9 Understanding and ablating typical atrial flutter
Chapter 10 Atrioventricular nodal tachycardia: a simple and fast approach to cure
Chapter 11 Ablation of atrial tachycardias: a combination of ECG and EP may allow a simpler and faster approach
Chapter 12 Ablation of accessory pathways: a simplified approach
Chapter 13 Diagnosis and therapy of complex accessory pathways (Mahaim fibers, Coumel tachycardiar uncommon locations)
Chapter 14 Radiofrequency ablation in infants and children: the simpler, the better
Chapter 15 Long QT syndrome and catecholaminergic VT A wise and sensitive approach to the patient and family
Chapter 16 Risk stratification in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: who should receive an ICD?
Chapter 17 Diagnosis and therapy in Brugada syndrome: how to transform complex questions into simple answers
Chapter 18 Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia: diagnosis and management