Europace '97 was held in Athens, Greece, on 8-11 June Leads were, as usual, an important topic, with the earl 1997 in the city of classical civilisation and learning. iest mention of the then-new polyurethane leads. Future Though now held in modem surroundings and meeting conferences elaborated on these basic topics while pro facilities, the influence of the ancient city-state was un gressively adding sensors and sensor function, dual mistakable, with the architecture and learning of antiquity chamber pacing, and recognising the development of looming over the city, by its influence over the intellectual clinical cardiac electrophysiology. activities of the symposium. The ancient magnificence of Clinical cardiac electrophysiology and compre the site was matched by the novelty of modem art and hension of arrhythmias has been largely a development science, Europace is a European symposium, begun in of the twentieth century. With the description and 1979, and has occurred every second year since. Con recording of the bundle of His depolarisation, by direct sistent with its importance and continental reach the actual access and by catheter, modem clinical investigation of symposium has moved to different cities throughout arrhythmias and cardiac electrophysiology began. The Western Europe. The first symposium was held in London disciplines of cardiac stimulation and of investigation of and subsequent symposia have been held in Torremolinos, arrhythmias, impulse formation and A V conduction Ostend, Florence, Istanbul and other cities. Because of the were essentially separate for many years.

Klappentext

This book contains 62 chapters which deal with hot topics in the field of cardiac electrophysiology, arrhythmias and pacing, with special emphasis on the latest techniques for diagnosis and treatment. It is based mainly on lectures given by invited speakers at the Europace '97 congress, the official meeting of the Working Groups on Arrhythmias and Pacing of the European Society of Cardiology. A virtue of the book is its focus on the latest scientific knowledge, as perceived by acknowledged world experts in their fields. The high calibre of the contributing authors and the up-to-date subject matter ensure that the book will be of value to all scientists, including those at the highest levels, who are interested in arrhythmias and pacing.

Zusammenfassung
This text deals with current topics in the field of cardiac electrophysiology, arrhythmias and pacing, with special emphasis on techniques for diagnosis and treatment. It is based on lectures given at the Europace '97 Congress.

Inhalt
Foreword; S. Furman. Preface. List of Contributors. 1. Cardiac Arrhythmias and Clinical Electrophysiology. 2. Noninvasive Electrocardiology. 3. Radiofrequency Ablation in Arrhythmias. 4. Atrial and Ventricular Defibrillation. 5. Cardiac Pacing. Index.