ABSTRACT

The reading of ECGs should be relatively straightforward since cardiac conditions are characterized by regular electrical patterns Nonetheless, the ECG causes problems to student and physician alike. Romeo Vecht has assembled into one volume 350 ECGs, explaining each one in detail, together with tables depicting the latest information on drug manag

chapter 1|8 pages

Basic principles

Electrical impulses in the heart

chapter 2|54 pages

Ischaemic (coronary) heart disease

Non Q wave infarction (subendocardial)

chapter 3|42 pages

Conduction impairment

Sinus arrhythmia

chapter 4|56 pages

Rhythm disturbances

chapter 5|8 pages

Hypertrophy

Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH)

chapter 6|10 pages

Cardiomyopathies and autoimmune disorders

Primary cardiomyopathies

chapter 7|8 pages

Pericarditis, myocarditis and metabolic disorders

Pericarditis

chapter 9|20 pages

Mixed ECG quizzes