Description
Book SynopsisElectrocardiography is a simple investigation to perform, but accurate interpretation can be challenging. This book takes a logical and systematic approach to ECG interpretation, beginning with the basics of normal variations and dealing in turn with atrial abnormalities, ventricular enlargement, ventricular conduction defects and ischemic heart disease.
Extensively illustrated with ECG tracings that complement the text, this book provides clear and concise explanations of traditional concepts of electrocardiography and combines them with updates on the most recent developments in the field.
In 22 clinical cases, Professor Bayés de Luna illustrates the principles of the book by integrating electrocardiographic features with clinical findings for a thorough and methodical approach to cardiac disease. Regular self-assessments allow readers to evaluate their understanding of the ECG and reinforce key concepts.
This book is an ideal introduction to norm
Trade Review
"Overall, I would say this book is a compact but technical text...it has certainly increased my own knowledge and I feel that anyone who wishes to enhance their exisiting skills would benefit from reading it." British Journal of Cardiac Nursing, 2008
Table of Contents
Foreword by Günter Breihardt vi
Foreword by Elliott M. Antman vii
Introduction ix
Part I The ECG in different clinical settings of ischaemic heart disease: correlations and prognostic implications 1
1 Anatomy of the heart: the importance of imaging techniques correlations 3
2 Electrocardiographic changes secondary to myocardial ischaemia 19
3 Electrocardiographic pattern of ischaemia: T-wave abnormalities 30
4 Electrocardiographic pattern of injury: ST-segment abnormalities 55
5 Electrocardiographic pattern of necrosis: abnormal Q wave 128
Part II The ECG in different clinical settings of ischaemic heart disease: correlations and prognostic implications 195
6 Acute and chronic ischaemic heart disease: definition of concepts and classification 197
7 Patients with acute chest pain: role of the ECG and its correlations 199
8 Acute coronary syndrome: unstable angina and acute myocardial infarction 209
9 Myocardial infarction with Q wave 275
10 Myocardial infarction without Q waves or equivalent: acute and chronic phase 289
11 Clinical settings with anginal pain outside the ACS 297
12 Silent ischaemia 302
13 Usefulness and limitations of the ECG in chronic ischaemic heart disease 304
14 The ECG as a predictor of ischaemic heart disease 308
References 310
Index 325
