vi
15 Atrial Fibrillation 244
Valentin Fuster and Lars Rydén
16 Supraventricular Arrhythmias 255
Carina Blomström-Lundqvist and Melvin Scheinman
17 Ventricular Arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death 270
A. John Camm and Douglas P. Zipes
18 Valvular Heart Disease 293
Robert O. Bonow
19 Infective Endocarditis 312
Larry M. Baddour, Kathryn A. Taubert, Michael H. Gewitz, and Walter R. Wilson
20 Cardiac CT Imaging 336
Matthew J. Budoff and Allen J. Taylor
Appendix Update on Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: Current and Future Trends 347
Robert A. O’Rourke
Other Statements Published in 2008 353
Index 355
COI Table 373
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