This book combines clear explanatory text with a wealth of images of ECG recordings in order to provide an accessible, up-to-date source of information and guide to interpretation for all professionals seeking to increase their expertise in electrocardiography. ECG results are presented and discussed for a wide range of conditions, including all forms of arrhythmia, Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, bundle branch blocks, ischemic cardiomyopathy, atrial and ventricular enlargement, pericardial and myocardial diseases, diseases of the pulmonary circulation, and post pacemaker implantation. Normal ECG findings are fully described, and helpful introductory information is included on the principles of electrophysiology. The practically oriented text accompanying the ECG recordings covers both electrophysiological and clinical aspects.
More than 100 years after its first use by Willem Einthoven, electrocardiography continues to be the first diagnostic tool applied in most cardiac patients. This text atlas provides a sound basis for the correct ECG interpretation essential for appropriate patient management.
Author(s): Massimo RomanĂ² (auth.)
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Mailand
Year: 2015
Language: English
Pages: 224
Tags: Cardiology; Emergency Medicine; Intensive / Critical Care Medicine; Anesthesiology
Front Matter....Pages i-xi
General Principles of Anatomy and Cellular Electrophysiology....Pages 1-5
The Electrocardiographic Leads....Pages 7-11
The Normal Electrocardiogram....Pages 13-21
Electrical Bases of the Arrhythmias....Pages 23-26
The Bradyarrhythmias....Pages 27-45
The Tachyarrhythmias....Pages 47-101
The Electrocardiogram in Wolff-ParkinsonWhite Syndrome....Pages 103-108
Bundle-Branch Blocks and Fascicular Blocks....Pages 109-122
Inherited Cardiac Arrhythmias....Pages 123-130
The Electrocardiogram in Patients with Cardiac Pacemakers....Pages 131-146
The Electrocardiogram in Ischemic Heart Disease....Pages 147-199
Cardiac Chamber Hypertrophy....Pages 201-208
The Electrocardiogram in Diseases of the Pericardium and Myocardium....Pages 209-212
The Electrocardiogram in Disorders of the Pulmonary Circulation....Pages 213-215
Electrocardiographic Changes Caused by Drugs and Electrolyte Abnormalities....Pages 217-221
Back Matter....Pages 223-224