{"product_id":"clinical-electrocardiography-isbn-9781119536451","title":"Clinical Electrocardiography","description":"b\u0026gt;Clinical Electrocardiography \u003cp\u003eElectrocardiography is a transthoracic recording over a period of time. Electrical activity is detected and recorded via electrodes attached to the outer surface of the skin. The recording produced by this noninvasive procedure is termed as electrocardiogram. ECGs are used to measure the rate and regularity of heartbeats as well as the size and position of the chambers, the presence of any damage to the heart, and the effects of drugs or devices used to regulate the heart. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eClinical Electrocardiography\u003c\/i\u003e is the clearest and most accessible guide available to the application and interpretation of the ECG in clinical practice. The book proceeds from the belief that ECG patterns should not be memorized, but rather must be understood based on how they originate; it is only by achieving this level of understanding that clinicians can make the most informed diagnoses and thus manage patient care with complete confidence. This fully revised 5\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e edition: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Gives clear information about the correct diagnoses of different heart diseases based on ECG alterations.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents an exceedingly clear and linear approach to understanding the application and interpretation of the ECG in clinical practice.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplains the electrical activity of the heart and basic electrocardiographic principals.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers guidance on normal ECG patterns and the changes various heart diseases produce in ECG morphology \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a practical, deductive approach to the diagnosis of arrhythmias - one of the most challenging tasks for many clinicians \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSummarizes current knowledge of the clinical implication of rhythmic disturbances.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface by \u003ci\u003eProf. Antoni Bayés de Luna\u003c\/i\u003e vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface by \u003ci\u003eDrs Miquel Fiol\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e‐\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eSala, Antoni Bayes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e‐\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eGen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eí\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003es,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAdrián Baranchuk \u003c\/i\u003eviii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword by \u003ci\u003eDr Marcelo V. Elizari\u003c\/i\u003e ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword by \u003ci\u003eDr Pedro Brugada\u003c\/i\u003e xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecommended Reading xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1 Introductory Aspects\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Electrical Activity of the Heart 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The History of Electrocardiography 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Utility and Limitations of the Surface ECG: Present and Future 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2 The Normal ECG\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Anatomical Basis of the ECG: From Macroscopic Anatomy to Ultrastructural Characteristics 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Electrophysiological Basis of the ECG: From Cell Electrophysiology to the Human ECG 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The ECG Recording: Leads, Devices, and Techniques 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Characteristics of the Normal Electrocardiogram: Normal ECG Waves and Intervals 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Diagnostic Criteria: Sensitivity, Specificity, and Predictive Value 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3 Abnormal ECG Patterns\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Atrial Abnormalities 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Ventricular Enlargement 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Ventricular Blocks 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Ventricular Pre‐excitation 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Ischemia and Necrosis 229 Part 4 Arrhythmias\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Mechanisms, Classification, and Clinical Aspects of Arrhythmias 299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Active Supraventricular Arrhythmias 321\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Active Ventricular Arrhythmias 350\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Passive Arrhythmias 376\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Diagnosis of Arrhythmias in Clinical Practice: A Step‐by‐Step Approach 396\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 5 The Clinical Usefulness of Electrocardiography\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 The Diagnostic Value of Electrocardiographic Abnormalities 411\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 The ECG in Different Clinical Set of Ischemic Heart Disease 427\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Inherited Heart Diseases 478\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 The ECG in Other Heart Diseases 498\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 The ECG in Other Diseases and Different Situations 520\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Other ECG Patterns of Risk 539\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Limitations of the Conventional ECG: Utility of Other Techniques 552\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 The Electrocardiology of the Twenty‐First Century 571\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 574\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Authors\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAntoni Bayés de Luna\u003c\/b\u003e is Emeritus Professor of Cardiology, Autonomous University of Barcelona. Senior Investigator, Research Institute Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, IIB-Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMiquel Fiol-Sala \u003c\/b\u003eis Scientific Director of the Health Research Institute of the Balearic Islands. Former Director of the Coronary Care Unit, Son Espases University Hospital. Associate professor at the University of the Balearic Islands. Spain \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAntoni Bayés-Genís\u003c\/b\u003e is Head of the Heart Institute, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona; Full professor, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdrián Baranchuk \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of Medicine at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada and serves as President Elect of  the Interamerican Society of Cardiology (SIAC)  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElectrocardiography is a transthoracic recording over a period of time. Electrical activity is detected and recorded via electrodes attached to the outer surface of the skin. The recording produced by this noninvasive procedure is termed as electrocardiogram. ECGs are used to measure the rate and regularity of heartbeats as well as the size and position of the chambers, the presence of any damage to the heart, and the effects of drugs or devices used to regulate the heart.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eClinical Electrocardiography\u003c\/i\u003e is the clearest and most accessible guide available to the application and interpretation of the ECG in clinical practice. The book proceeds from the belief that ECG patterns should not be memorized, but rather must be understood based on how they originate; it is only by achieving this level of understanding that clinicians can make the most informed diagnoses and thus manage patient care with complete confidence. 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