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Electrophysiology of Cardiac Arrhythmias

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The normal cardiac cycle is initiated by electrical events that precede cardiac contraction. Abnormalities in the initiation and propagation of cardiac impulses may result in a variety of arrhythmias. The purpose of this chapter is to highlight the cellular mechanisms responsible for normal impulse formation and conduction, and to review the clinical consequences when these mechanisms are perturbed.

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  1. Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY

    Sei Iwai MD (Assistant Professor of Medicine)

  2. Cardiac Electrophysiology Laboratory, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY

    Steven M. Markowitz MD (Associate Professor of Medicine, Assistant Director)

  3. Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY

    Suneet Mittal MD (Associate Professor of Medicine)

  4. Cardiac Electrophysiology Laboratory, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY

    Kenneth M. Stein MD (Associate Professor of Medicine, Associate Director)

  5. the Maurice and Corinne Greenberg Division of Cardiology, USA

    Bruce B. Lerman MD (Hilda Altschul Master Professor of Medicine, Chief, Director)

  6. Cardiac Electrophysiology Laboratory, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY

    Bruce B. Lerman MD (Hilda Altschul Master Professor of Medicine, Chief, Director)

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Iwai, S., Markowitz, S.M., Mittal, S., Stein, K.M., Lerman, B.B. (2005). Electrophysiology of Cardiac Arrhythmias. In: Rosendorff, C. (eds) Essential Cardiology. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-918-9_16

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