ECG Diagnosis in Clinical Practice

• Main Authors: Peters, Nicholas (Author), Gatzoulis, Michael A. (Author), Vecht, Romeo (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London, 2009.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Emergency medicine.; Critical care medicine.; Internal medicine.; Cardiology.; Primary care (Medicine).; Cardiac surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Cardiac Surgery.; Internal Medicine.; Primary Care Medicine.; Emergency Medicine.; Intensive / Critical Care Medicine.

The electrocardiogram (ECG) remains an essential tool in the diagnosis of cardiovascular disease. ECG Diagnosis in Clinical Practice emphasizes the importance of the technique in clinical practice rather than as an abstract analysis of lines on a strip of paper. It includes a large number of ECGs of...

Table of Contents:

• Basic principles
• Ischaemic (Coronary) Heart Disease
• Conduction impairment
• Rhythm Disturbances
• Hypertrophy
• Cardiomyopathies and Autoimmune Disorders
• Pericarditis, Myocarditis, and Metabolic Disorders
• Pacemakers, Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators, and Cardioversion
• ECG in Congenital Heart Disease
• Intracardiac Electrophysiology.