ECG from basics to essentials: step by step

Drs Stroobandt, Barold and Sinnaeve offer this brand new guide to assist students, interns, and residents in developing a functional understanding of the set-up, workings, and interpretation of ECGs. Using their unique presentation and step-by-step approach, with hundreds of 4-color illustrations, the guide illuminates key concepts and skills, and covers all cardiac abnormalities including hypertrophy, arrhythmias, conduction blocks, and pre-excitation syndromes.

The text comes complete with access to online practice tracings to help build confidence in interpretation once basic knowledge is acquired.

This is an accessible resource for all those who need to learn to interpret ECGs correctly, or those involved in teaching. --Book Jacket.

Anatomy and basic physiology -- ECG recording and ECG leads -- The normal ECG and the frontal plane QRS axis -- The components of the ECG waves and intervals -- P waves and atrial abnormalities -- Chamber enlargement and hypertrophy -- Intraventricular conduction defects -- Coronary artery disease and acute coronary syndromes -- Acute pericarditis -- The ECG in extracardiac disease -- Sinus node dysfunction -- Premature ventricular complexes (PVC) -- Atrioventricular block -- Atrial rhythm disorders -- Ventricular tachycardias -- Ventricular fibrillation and ventricular flutter -- Preexcitation and Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome (WPW) -- Electrolyte abnormalities -- Electrophysiologic concepts -- Antiarrhythmic drugs -- Pacemakers and their ECGs -- Errors in electrocardiography monitoring, computerized ECG, other sites of ECG recording -- How to read an ECG.