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Advances in electrocardiology, 2004 : proceedings of the 31st International Congress on Electrocardiology, Kyoto, Japan, 27 June-1 July 2004 /
Electrocardiology has witnessed a century of development since the introduction of Einthoven's Galvanometer. With rapid progress in the scientific, technological and clinical aspects of the field of electrocardiology in recent years, electrocardiology now covers a wide range of topics from mole...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico Congresos, conferencias eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. :
World Scientific,
©2005.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preface; 1 Long QT Syndrome; 1979-2004: 25 Years of the International Registry for the Long QT Syndrome. Its Impact on Knowledge and Clinical Management P.J. Schwartz; Introduction; The First Steps; My First Patient; Looking for Answers; An American Partnership; Objectives; Impact; Molecular Genetics; Findings from the Registry; Challenges for the Future; References; 2 Atrial Fibrillation; Ion Channel Remodeling and Atrial Fibrillation: Clinical Aspects H.J.G.M. Crijns; Electrical and Structural Remodeling Occurs Simultaneously.
- Structural Remodeling mostly Occurs while Patient is in Sinus RhythmClinical Consequences of Atrial Remodeling; Different Models, Different Ion Channel Remodeling; Class I11 Drugs and Ion Channel Remodeling; Reversed Remodeling and Different Types of Postcardioversion Recurrences; Long-Term Efficacy of Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy and its Influence to the Prognosis in Patients with Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation K. Okumura; Electrophysiology of Pulmonary Vein Myocardial Sleeves and their Role in Atrial Fibrillation H. Honjo; 1. Introduction; 2. Myocardial Sleeve of PVs.
- 3. Electrical Properties of PV Myocardial Sleeves4. Spontaneous Activity and Intracellular Ca2+ Dynamics; 4.1. Ryanodine-induced Pacemaker Shifi in Rabbit Atrial Preparations; 4.2. Pacing-induced Spontaneous Activity in PVs Afler Treatment with Ryanodine; 4.3. Role of Intracellular Ca2+ Dynamics; 4.4. Implication for the Genesis of AF; References; Efficacy of Bepridil and Aprindine in Pharmacological Conversion of Long Lasting Atrial Fibrilaltion A. Fujiki, T. Tsuneda, K. Nishida, M. Sakabe, M. Sugao, K. Mizumaki and H. Inoue; 1. Introduction; 2. Methods; 2.1. Subjects; 2.2. Study Protocol.
- 2.3. ECG Measurements2.4. Frequency Analysis; 2.5. Statistical Analysis; 3. Results; 3.1. Conversion to Sinus Rhythm (Fig. 1); 3.2. Effects of Bepridil on Fibrillation Cycle Length and QT Interval; 3.3. Adverse Effects; 4. Discussion; 4.1. Electrophysiology of Bepridil and Aprindine; 4.2. Termination of Persistent AF with Respect to Fibrillation Wave Characteristics; 4.3. Limitation; Acknowledgments; References; Progressive Nature of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation
- Observations from a 14-Year follow-up Study T. Kato, T. Yamashita, K. Sagara, H. Iinuma and L.-T. Fu; 1. Background; 2. Methods.
- 3. Results3.1. Baseline Characteristics of the Study Population; 3.2. Antiarrhythmic Therapy; 3.3. Development into Chronic AF; 3.4. Cox Proportional Hazard Model; 4. Discussion; 5. Conclusions; References; 3 Basic Electrophysiology; Mechanisms of Ventricular Fibrillation: Role of Inward Rectifyer Channels J. Jalife; Reciprocal Regulation of RGS Proteins by Phospholipid and Ca +/Calmodulin in Cardiomyocytes: Implication for Cholinergic Regulation of Heart Rates M. Ishii and Y. Kurachi; Abstract; Introduction; Results and Discussion; Running Title; References.