Reading an ECG is not an easy task and the interpretation of the data can vary from one person to another. There are a host of ECG books on the market which give simplistic advice, but very few which offer the necessary content for a clinical textbook on the subject  namely, illustrations, case studies and a concise but detailed explanation of ECGs when applied to the various circumstances of abnormal heart conditions. The use of electrocardiography has now become commonplace when diagnosing cardiac problems. This book deals with all known heart conditions, but in particular there are valuable chapters on stress and ambulatory electrocardiography, pacemakers, conduction defects, pre-arrest arrhythmias and cardiac resuscitation, following guidelines laid down by the British and European Resuscitation council. It is primarily intended for postgraduate students and clinicians in practice, but students who intend to pursue further study in cardiology will also find it very useful.
Associate Prof and Head of Medicine, Pt. BD Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak, India
Section 1: Physiological Mechanisms Governing Electrocardiographic Deflections
Fundamentals of Electrocardography
The Electrode and the Lead System
Actioni Potentials and Waveforms
The Cardiac Vector and the Electric Axis
The Electrical Rotation of the Heart
Section 2: The Electrocardiogram
Normal Electrocardiogram
Normal Electrocardiographic Variants in Adults
Section 3: Chamber Hypertrophy or Enlargment
Atrial Hypertrophy/Enlargement
Ventricular Hypertrphy/Enlargement
Section 4: Conduction Defects
Intracardiac Conduction Defects
Sinus Node Dysfunction
Atrioventricular (AV) blocks
Bundle Branch Blocks
The Fascicular Blocks or Hemiblocks
the SI SII SIII Syndrome
Section 5: Stress Electrocardiography
Stress Electrocardiography
Section 6: Continuous Ambulatory Electrocardiographic Recording
Continuous Ambulatory Electrocardiographic Recording
Section 7: Coronary Artery Disease
Myocardial Ischaemia
Myocardial Infarction
Section 8: Congenital and Heredofamilial Disorders
Congenital Heart Disease
Heredofamilial Prolonged Q-T Syndromes
Accelerated Conduction or Pre- Excitation
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Section 9: Acquired Heart Disease Rheumatic
Heart Disease
Myocarditis and Cardiomyopathies
Pericarditis
Acute Pulmonary Thromboembolism (Acute Corpulmonale)
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Chronic Corpulomonale
Systemic Hypertension
Section 10: The Disorders of Cardiac Rhythm
Basic Physiopathologic Considerations
Sinus Rhythm and its Manifestations
Abnormal Atrial Rhythm (Atrial Arrhythmias or Dysarrhythmias)
Atrioventricular (AV) Nodal Disturbances
Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardias
Ventricular Arrhythmias/Dysarrhythmias
Reciprocal Rhythm and reciprocal Tachycardia
Atrioventricular Dissociation
Parasystole
Ventricular Aberrancy or Aberrant Intraventricular Conduction
Escape Rhythm
Ventricular Fusion Beats
Ventricular Capture Beats
Section 11: Artificial Pacemakers
Artificial Pacemakers
Section 12: Miscellaneous Disorders
Heart in Endocrine Disorders and Injuries
Drugs, Poisons and the Heart
The Electrolytes and the Heart
Heart in Cerebrovascular and Neuromuscular Disorders
Section 13: Cardiac Resuscitation Cardiac Arrest
Peri-arrest Arrhythmias
Section 14: Cardiac Transplantation
Appendices
Some Important Electrocardiographic Assertions
The Electrocardiographic Pearls (Key Points)
Cardiac Drugs-Oral and Intravenous
Normal 12-Lead Surface ECG and its Variations in Adults
Analysis of an Arrhythmia
Performa for ECG Reporting
The ABCs of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Index
