Shih-Ann Chen, MD, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Division of Cardiology, Taipei, Taiwan.Michel Haissaguerre, MD, Hospital Cardiologique de Haut-L'Eveque, Pessac, France.Douglas P. Zipes, Krannert Institute of Cardiology, Indianapolis, IN.

• Part I History of Thoracic Vein Arrhythmias. 1. History of Thoracic Vein Arrhythmias: Pulmonary Veins and Venae Cavae.2. The Ligament of Marshall.3. Coronary Sinus Electrophysiology and Arrhythmogenesis: Historical Developments..Part II Anatomy and Basic Electrophysiology of the Thoracic Veins.4. Anatomy of the Pulmonary Veins.5. Anatomy of Pulmonary Vein-Atrial Junction.6. Anatomy of the Vena Cava: An Electrophysiological Perspective.7. Anatomy of the Coronary Sinus.8. Imaging of Cardiac and Thoracic Veins.9. Immunohistology of Thoracic Veins.10. Ionic Currents and Mechanisms of Ectopy from Thoracic Veins.11. Stretch-Related Atrial Remodelling: Role in the Genesis of Atrial Fibrillation.12. High-Density Mapping of Thoracic Vein Arrhythmias.13. Optical Mapping of Thoracic Vein Arrhythmias.14. Effects of Electrical Stimulation of Autonomic Ganglia At Thoracic Veins.15. Maintenance of AF: Thoracic Vein or Atrial Substrate?..Part III Clinical Electrophysiology and Ablation Therapy of Thoracic Vein Atrial Fibrillation.16. Electrocardiographic Characteristics of AF Initiators from the Thoracic Veins.17. Mapping of Atrial Fibrillation Initiators From the Thoracic Veins.18. Autonomic Modulation of Thoracic Vein AF.19. Clinical Electrophysiology of Pulmonary Veins.20. Catheter Ablation of Pulmonary Vein Atrial Fibrillation: Circumferential Ablation..21. Catheter Ablation of Pulmonary Vein Atrial Fibrillation: Segmental and Limited Linear Ablation..22. Clinical Electrophysiology and Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation from Superior Vena Cava.23. Clinical Electrophysiology and Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation from the Ligament of Marshall.24. Clinical Electrophysiology and Catheter Ablation of the Coronary Sinus in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation.25. Pulmonary Vein Isolation for Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Structural Heart Disease.26. Role of Linear Ablation in Thoracic Vein AF.27. New Technologies for Catheter Isolation of Pulmonary Veins.28. Surgical Ablation of AF: Pulmonary Vein Isolation.Index

DOODY'S NOTES (Nov 2004?)Sammy Khatib, MD(Ochsner Clinic Foundation) Weighted Numerical Score: 94 - 4 Stars! "The strength of this book lies in the presentation of the information. The authors first provide the background basic science including the mechanisms involved and follow this with clinical information." "The field of thoracic veins and their ability to initiate and/or sustain atrial fibrillation is exciting and rapidly evolving. The authors have done an outstanding job in the first text of its kind. This is a comprehensive review of the subject which identifies areas which need further research. This is without doubt the definitive text on thoracic vein arrhythmias to date and is a must-read for anyone interested in the field of cardiac electrophysiology."