Basic Electrocardiography Normal and Abnormal ECG Patterns

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Pub. Date: 2007-10-01
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Summary

Electrocardiography 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 Bay_s 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 normal and abnormal ECG patterns. It is particularly valuable for medical students, residents / junior doctors and nurses who wish to broaden their skills in electrocardiography.

Author Biography

A. Bayés de Luna, MD, FESC, FACC

Prof. Antonio Bayés is a Professor of Cardiology in the Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, and Director of the Institut Catala Cardiologia-Hospital Sant Pau. He was trained as a cardiologist in the School of Cardiology of the University of Barcelona, and the Institute of Cardiology and Hammersmith Hospital in London. He has served as President of the Catalan Society of Cardiology; President of the Spanish Society of Cardiology; President of the Catalan Foundation of Cardiology (ACARD); Vice-President of the Spanish Foundation of Cardiology; and President of the World Heart Federation. He has established different projects devoted to the fight against cardiovascular diseases, especially in developing countries such as “The twin centres program”, “The white book in world cardiology” and the yearly “World Heart Day”. He is President of the International Society for Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy (ISCP).

Table of Contents

Forewordp. vii
Introductionp. 1
Usefulness and limitations of electrocardiographyp. 4
Electrophysiological principlesp. 6
The origin of ECG morphologyp. 6
ECG machines: how to perform and interpret ECGp. 19
Normal ECG characteristicsp. 21
Heart ratep. 21
Rhythmp. 21
PR interval and segmentp. 21
QT intervalp. 23
P wavep. 24
QRS complexp. 24
ST segment and T wavep. 24
Assessment of the QRS electrical axis in the frontal planep. 26
Rotations of the heartp. 26
Electrocardiographic changes with agep. 30
Electrocardiographic diagnostic criteriap. 32
Atrial abnormalitiesp. 35
Right atrial enlargementp. 35
Left atrial enlargementp. 35
Biatrial enlargementp. 37
Interatrial blockp. 37
Ventricular enlargementp. 39
Right ventricular enlargementp. 40
Electrocardiographic signs of right acute overloadp. 44
Left ventricular enlargementp. 44
Biventricular enlargementp. 48
Ventricular blocksp. 50
Complete right bundle branch block (RBBB)p. 53
Partial right bundle branch blockp. 55
Complete left bundle branch block (LBBB)p. 57
Partial left bundle branch blockp. 58
Zonal (divisional) left ventricular blockp. 58
Bifascicular blocksp. 59
Trifascicular blocksp. 60
Ventricular pre-excitationp. 61
WPW-type pre-excitationp. 61
Short PR type pre-excitation (Lown-Ganong-Levine syndrome)p. 67
Electrocardiographic pattern of ischaemia, injury and necrosis,p. 68
Anatomic introductionp. 68
Electrophysiological introductionp. 69
Electrocardiographic pattern of ischaemiap. 73
Electrocardiographic pattern of injuryp. 80
Electrocardiographic pattern of necrosisp. 97
Miscellaneousp. 117
Value of ECG in special conditionsp. 117
ECG pattern of poor prognosisp. 117
ECG of electrical alternansp. 117
Self-assessmentp. 121
Referencesp. 165
Indexp. 169
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