Main description:

The fourth edition of ECG in Medical Practice has been fully revised to provide trainees with the latest advances in ECG, helping them recognise, interpret and diagnose cardiac abnormalities.

Divided into three sections, the first part presents the basic principles of ECG and normal and abnormal ECG patterns. The following chapters describe ECG changes in different heart diseases, emphasising efficiency and fluency in interpreting the patterns. The final section provides 150 ECG tracings for trainees to practise and interpret on their own.

Presented in an easy to read format, with bulleted key points enhanced by pictures to help understanding, this new edition includes even more ECG tracings than the previous edition.

Key points

• Fully revised, new edition helping trainees recognise, interpret and diagnose cardiac abnormalities through ECG


• Covers normal ECG patterns and ECG abnormalities relating to numerous different cardiac conditions


• Includes 150 ECG tracings for trainees to practise


• Previous edition published in 2010

Contents:

Chapter 1: Basic Concepts of ECG

• Specialized Conductive System of the Heart


• Anatomy of Conductive Tissue


• Coronary Circulation


• Properties of Cardiac Muscles


• Nerve Supply of the Heart


• Electrocardiogram


• Before Interpretation of ECG


• Brief Discussion about ECG Paper


• Normal ECG


• ECG Showing Different Intervals


• Brief Discussion of Waves and Intervals in ECG


• QT Interval


• Rhythm of Heart


• Calculation of Heart Rate


• Cardiac Axis


• Normal Variants in ECG


• Exercise ECG(ETT )

Chapter 2: ECG Changes in Different Diseases

• Left Ventricular Hypertrophy


• Right Ventricular Hypertrophy


• Biventricular Hypertrophy (Combined LVH and RVH )


• Left Atrial Hypertrophy


• Right Atrial Hypertrophy


• Combined Left and Right Atrial Hypertrophy (Biatrial Hypertrophy)


• Atrial Fibrillation


• Ashman Phenomenon


• Atrial Flutter


• Ventricular Ectopic


• Ventricular Tachycardia


• Torsades De Pointes


• Ventricular Fibrillation


• Heart Block


• Sa Block


• First Degree Av Block


• Second Degree Av Block


• Complete Heart Block (3rd Degree)


• Atrioventricular Dissociation


• Right Bundle Branch Block


• Fascicular Block (Hemiblock)


• Left Bundle Branch Block


• Myocardial Infarction


• Acute Pericarditis


• Wolff-Parkinson-White (Wpw) Syndrome


• Lown-Ganong-Levine (Lgl) Syndrome


• Sinus Arrhythmia


• Sinus Tachycardia


• Sinus Bradycardia


• Supraventricular Tachycardia


• Nodal Rhythm (Junctional Rhythm)


• Atrial Tachycardia


• Pacemaker


• Digitalis (Digoxin) Effect


• Hypokalemia


• Hyperkalemia


• Pulmonary Embolism


• Dextrocardia


• Electromechanical Dissociation


• Hypothermia


• COPD


• Hypermagnesemia (Serum Magnesium > 2.5 Meq/L)


• Hypomagnesemia (Serum Magnesium < 1.5 Meq/L)


• Atrial Septal Defect


• Hypothyroidism


• Hyperthyroidism


• Hypocalcemia


• Hypercalcemia


• Pericardial Effusion


• Wandering Pacemaker


• Atrial Ectopic


• Ventricular Bigeminy


• Ventricular Trigeminy


• Ventricular Quadrigeminy

Chapter 3: 150 Tracings of ECG

• Findings of ECG Tracings