The ECG

This practical guide to all types of ECG is unique in both its comprehensiveness and its accessibility. The author, one of the world's most experienced ECG specialists, has provided a two-step approach, which will be of value to the time-strapped practitioner and the ambitious student alike. Each chapter is divided into a section "At a Glance" for quick reference and "The Full Picture" for a thorough study of the topic.

Over 1000 illustrations and ECGs Well structured chapters divided into special sections for "busy readers" and "advanced readers" Chapters illustrated by over 50 short stories/case reports ECGs and arrhythmias include both the clinically most significant and also interesting rarer ones Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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The author is one of the most experienced cardiological experts in Switzerland. Besides considerable teaching experience in Switzerland and abroad, Professor Gertsch is the Senior Consultant at the Swiss Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, University of Bern

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Section I Theoretical Basics and Practical Approach.- and Concept of the Book.- 1 Theoretical Basics.- 2 Practical Approach.- Section II Pattern ECG.- 3 The Normal ECG and its (Normal) Variants.- 4 Atrial Enlargement and Other Abnormalities of the p Wave.- 5 Left Ventricular Hypertrophy.- 6 Right Ventricular Hypertrophy.- 7 Biventricular Hypertrophy.- 8 Pulmonary Embolism.- 9 Fascicular Blocks.- 10 Bundle-Branch Blocks (Complete and Incomplete).- 11 Bilateral Bifascicular (Bundle-Branch) Blocks.- 12 Atrioventricular Block and Atrioventricular Dissociation.- 13 Myocardial Infarction.- 14 Differential Diagnosis of Pathologic Q waves.- 15 Acute and Chronic Pericarditis.- 16 Electrolyte Imbalances and Disturbances.- 17 Alterations of Repolarization.- Section III Arrhythmias.- 18 Atrial Premature Beats.- 19 Atrial Tachycardia.- 20 Atrial Flutter.- 21 Atrial Fibrillation.- 22 Sick Sinus Syndrome (and Carotid Sinus Syndrome).- 23 Atrioventricular Junctional Tachycardias.- 24 The Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome.- 25 Ventricular Premature Beats.- 26 Ventricular Tachycardia.- Section IV Special Topics.- 27 Exercise ECG.- 28 Pacemaker ECG.- 29 Congenital and Acquired (Valvular) Heart Diseases.- 30 Digitalis Intoxication.- 31 Special ECG Waves, Signs and Phenomena.- 32 Rare ECGs.- ECG Index.