ABC of Clinical Electrocardiography - 2nd Edition

Electrocardiography is an essential tool in diagnosing cardiac disorders. This book allows readers to become familiar with the wide range of patterns seen in the electrocardiogram in clinical practice and covers the fundamentals of ECG interpretation and analysis. It is suitable for those managing patients with heart disorders.

List of contents

1. Introduction - leads, rate, rhythm, and cardaic axis.

2. Introduction - basic terminology.

3. Acute myocardial infarction 1.

4. Acute myocardial infarction 2.

5. Bradycardias and atrioventricular conduction block.

6. Atrial arrhythmias.

7. Junctional tachycardias.

8. Broad complex tachycardia 1.

9. Broad complex tachycardia 2.

10. Myocardial ischaemia.

11. Exercise tolerance testing.

12. Conditions affecting the right side of the heart.

13. Conditions affecting the left side of the heart.

14. Conditions not primarily affecting the heart.

15. Paediatric electrocardiography.

16. Cardiac arrest rhythms.

17. Pacemakers and electrocardiogrpahy.

18. Pericarditis, myocarditis, drug effects and congenital disease.

19. Practice ECGs.

Glossary

Product details

• Authors: William Brady, John Camm, Francis Morris
• Assisted by: William J. Brady (Editor), John Camm (Editor), Francis Morris (Editor)
• Publisher: Blackwell Scientific Publishers Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.06.2008
• EAN: 9781405170642
• ISBN: 978-1-4051-7064-2
• Dimensions: 219 mm x 276 mm x 8 mm
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine