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Fighting Sudden Cardiac Death: A Worldwide Challenge (book)
Edited by Etienne Aliot, MD, FESC, FACC, Chief, Department of Cardiology, Hospital Central, University of Nancy, France
Jacques Clementy, MD, FESC, Chief, Department of Cardiology, Hospital du Haut-Levêque, University of Bordeaux, France
Eric N. Prystowsky, MD, Director, Clinical Electrophysiology Laboratory, St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis, IN; Consulting Professor of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
750 pp. (approx.), 150 illus., 35 tables, 6x9 hardcover, 0-87993-460-3 September
2000......$125.00 (Approximate)
Fighting Sudden Cardiac Death: A Worldwide Challenge reviews the background of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in light of new advances in genetics, mechanisms of therapy, and prevention, thus providing the reader with a more unified view of SCD, a better understanding of the pathological mechanisms of SCD, and the tools needed to identify the appropriate treatment for patients at risk for a primary event.
Its 50 chapters incorporate expert findings on a wide variety of relevant subjects, ranging from cell to examination, from idiopathic arrhythmias and SCD in athletes to arrhythmogenic heart failure, from long QT syndrome to ventricular dysplasia, from prehospital resuscitation to very sophisticated implantable devices. In-depth discussions on the background, therapy and prevention of SCD serve to increase and improve the tools available to battle this "serial killer."
Cardiologists, electrophysiologists, and internists, both in clinical practice and in the laboratory, will find a great deal of valuable information in this book.
I: Definition, Epidemiology, and Mechanisms
Definitions and Epidemiology of Sudden Cardiac Death Robert J. Myerburg, Raul M. Mitrani, Alberto Iterian, Jr., Martin Kloosterman, Jeffrey Simmons, and Agustin Castellanos
The Classification of Sudden Death in Clinical Trials Luc J.L.M. Jordaens
How Genetics May Help to Understand and Prevent Sudden Cardiac
Death: Ketty Schwartz
Autonomic Nervous System and Sudden Cardiac Death Hugh Calkins
Apoptosis and Sudden Cardiac Death Ziad Mallat, Bénédicte Hugel, Guy Lesèche, Jean-Marie Freyssinet, and Alain Tedgui
Spatiotemporal Organization of Ventricular Fibrillation Increases during Global Ischemia in the Isolated Rabbit Heart Jay Chen, Ravi Mandapati, Omer Berenfeld, Moussa Mansour, and José Jalife
The Role of Early Afterdepolarizations in Lethal Ventricular Arrhythmias Ralph Lazzara and Bela Szabo
Regional Differences in Electrophysiology of Ventricular Cells: Clinical Implications for Sudden Cardiac Death
Charles Antzelevitch
Nonfibrillatory Sudden Cardiac Death: Role of Bradycardia: Jean-Jacques Blanc and Jacques Mansourati
Sudden Cardiac Death: The Pathology Perspective Michael Davies
II: Out of Hospital Sudden Cardiac Death
Automated External Defibrillation in Europe Leo Bossaert
The Maastricht Study: A Plea for New Approaches to Improve Results of Out-of-Hospital Resuscitation Hein J.J. Wellens, Jacqueline de Vreede-Swagemakers, Aimée Lousberg, and Anton M. Gorgels
European Resuscitation Council Guidelines for Resuscitation of the Adult Cardiac Arrest Victim Leo Bossaert
Evidence-Based Guidelines in Resuscitation: From Experiment to Guidelines Lance B. Becker
III: Normal Heart, Sports, and Sudden Cardiac Death
Sudden Cardiac Death in Young Athletes: Epidemiology, Screening, and Prevention Barry J. Maron
Idiopathic Ventricular Fibrillation Silvia G. Priori and Lia Crotti
IV: Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia
Why Patients with Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia Die Suddenly G. Fontaine, P. Fornes, Z. Mallat, F. Fontaliran, and R. Frank
Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy/Dysplasia: A Genetic or an Acquired Disease? Domenico Corrado, Cristina Basso, Marialuisa Valente, and Gaetano Thiene
Therapies for Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death in Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy Thomas Wichter, Martin Borggrefe, Dirk Böcker, and Günter Breithardt
V: Sudden Cardiac Death and Repolarization
The Long QT Syndrome: From Genotype to Phenotype Peter J. Schwartz
Congenital Long QT Syndrome: Therapeutic Considerations Based on the International LQTS Registry Arthur J. Moss and Wojciech Zareba
Brugada Syndrome: From Genetics to Clinical Management Pedro Brugada, Josep Brugada, Ramon Brugada, Jeffrey Towbin, and Charles Antzelevitch
VI: Heart Failure
Are There Specific Risk Markers of Sudden Cardiac Death in Heart Failure Patients?
J.Y. Le Heuzey, X. Copie, O. Piot, T. Lavergne, D. Digeos-Hasnier, and L. Guize
Sudden Cardiac Death in Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy Pierre Cosnay, Laurent Fauchier, Dominique Babuty, Danielle Casset-Senon, David Tena-Carbi, Jean-Christophe Charniot, Philippe Poret, and Jean-Paul Fauchier
Mechanisms of Sudden Death in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Implications for Risk Stratification Paul Sorajja, Perry M. Elliott, and William J. McKenna
Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathies Riccardo Cappato
The Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator as a Bridge to Transplantation: Is it Worthwhile? Antonio Raviele
VII: Pediatrics
Neuromuscular Disorders and Sudden Death Denis Duboc, Jean Varin, Henry Marc Becane, Gisele Bonne, Zine Ounnoughenne, and Arnaud Lazarus
Sudden Cardiac Death After Surgery of Congenital Cardiac Diseases E. Villain
VIII: Etiologies
Sudden Death in Mitral Valve Prolapse Jean-Paul Fauchier, Dominique Babuty, Laurent Fauchier, Christian Marchal, Danielle Casset-Senon, Pierre Cosnay, and Christian Neel
Sudden Death in Patients with Cardiac Conduction Disorders Henri E. Kulbertus
Myocarditis: An Underestimated Cause of Sudden Cardiac Death Cristina Basso, Fiorella Calabrese, Domenico Corrado, and Gaetano Thiene
IX: Ischemia and Sudden Cardiac Death
Arrhythmias in Acute Ischemia Michiel J. Janse
Mechanisms of Ventricular Arrhythmias in the Subacute and Late Post-Infarction Period Nabil El-Sherif, Boyu Huang, and Dmitry O. Kozhevnikov
X: Markers of Sudden Cardiac Death in the Era of Revascularization
Usefulness of Premature Ventricular Contractions and Late Potentials for Risk Stratification after Myocardial Infarction in the Era of Revascularization Salem Kacet and Claude Kouakam
Baroreflex Sensitivity and Heart Rate Variability: State of the Art and Perspective Marek Malik and Irina Savelieva
Markers of Sudden Cardiac Death. Clinical Usefulness of the QT Study: QT Duration, QT Dispersion, QT Dynamicity, and T-Wave Alternans Antoine Leenhardt, Pierre Maison Blanche, Fabrice Extramiana, Paul Milliez, and Philippe Coumel
Value of Programmed Ventricular Stimulation to Select Candidates at Risk for Sudden Cardiac Death Eric N. Prystowsky
Value of Left Ventricular Function Stratification
Karl Isaaz
Nonsustained Ventricular Tachycardia: Prognostic and Therapeutic Considerations
Nadir Saoudi, Frederic Anselme, Maxime Chalumeau, Arnaud Savoure, and Alain Cribie
XI: Prevention
The Role of Stress in Sudden Death: Can it be Prevented?
Philippe Coumel
Can Diet Prevent Sudden Cardiac Death? Michel de Lorgeril
XII: Medical Therapy
Mechanisms of Defibrillation Nipon Chattipakorn and Raymond E. Ideker
Can Nonarrhythmic Drugs Prevent Sudden Cardiac Death? Aliot, C. de Chillou, I. Magnin-Poull, and N. Sadoul
XIII: Nonmedical Therapy
Ventricular Tachycardia Antiarrhythmic Surgery: The Legacy Gerard M. Guiraudon, George J. Klein, and Colette M. Guiraudon
XIV: Automatic Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators
A Critical Appraisal of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator/Drug Trials in the Secondary Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death
Gerald V. Naccarelli, Deborah L. Wolbrette, Hemantkumar T. Patel, and Jerry C. Luck
Quality of Life in Patients with Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators Christian Wolpert, Werner Jung, Susanne Herwig, and Berndt Lüderitz
Economic Aspects of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Therapy Owen A. Obel and A. John Camm
Can We Learn From Ongoing Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Trials? Martin Fromer
The Future: A Hybrid Therapy Sanjeev Saksena