Pocket Guide to ECG Diagnosis

Pocket Guide to ECG Diagnosis, Second Edition offers a comprehensive introduction to ECG interpretation in a convenient, pocket-size reference. The author has carefully selected cardiograms that best illustrate the most frequently diagnosed abnormalities. Diagnostic criteria and diagnostic pearls accompany each illustration so the reader can extend his interpretation of the ECG to a diagnosis. Preface to the Second Edition.

Preface to the First Edition.

Abbreviations.

Suggested Readings.

1. Introduction.

2. Normal Electrocardiogram and Normal Variants.

3. Chamber Enlargement.

4. Intraventricular Conduction Disturbances.

5. Myocardial Ischemia, Injury, and Infarction.

6. Diagnostic Approach to Cardiac Arrhythmias.

7. Disturbances of Sinus Impulse Formation and Conduction.

8. Atrial Arrhythmias.

9. Atrioventricular Junctional Arrhythmias.

10. Ventricular Arrhythmias.

11. Atrioventricular Block.

12. Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome (Ventricular pre-Excitation Syndrome).

13. Uncommon Arrhythmias and Electrocardiographic Abnormalities.

14. Artificial Pacemaker Rhythms.

15. Congenital Heart Disease.

16. Electrolyte Imbalances.

17. Miscellaneous Electrocardiographic Findings.

Index.

Edward K. Chung is the author of Pocket Guide to ECG Diagnosis, 2nd Edition, published by Wiley. Following the highly successful model of the first edition, Pocket Guide to ECG Diagnosis, 2e describes every known common ECG abnormality and cardiac arrhythmia with a practical and clinical approach. On the left page of the book, each abnormality is described precisely and concisely, including Definition, Diagnostic Criteria, and Diagnostic Pearls. On the right page, a crystal clear reproduction of a given ECG abnormality is shown. This at-a-glance format makes this Pocket Guide effective for quick interpretation of ECGs. Dr. Ching has updated and revised the entire book and included over 20 new ECGs in this edition.