Now in an abridged second edition, Electrophysiological Foundations of Cardiac

Arrhythmias focuses on teaching the fundamental concepts of cardiac cellular

electrophysiology with an emphasis on the relationship of basic mechanisms

to clinical cardiac arrhythmias. Understanding this relationship and the

electrophysiological mechanisms underlying arrhythmogenesis will be invaluable

to physicians entering the fields of cardiology and clinical electrophysiology, as

well as those scientists and clinicians already working in these areas.

These essential concepts of electrophysiology include discussion on action

potentials, ion channels and currents, and mechanisms of arrhythmias, and

provide the working knowledge that will enable the reader to approach a board

exam confidently. Additionally, the authors build a base of understanding that will

prepare the reader for more advanced texts, such as Josephson’s Clinical Cardiac

Electrophysiology: Techniques and Interpretations.