This book makes for great reading and easy comprehension of ECG – at your pace! It is written mainly for students and family practitioners. The topics are covered using high-quality ECG tracings, summary boxes, and informative colored diagrams.
The book starts with the fundamentals of electrocardiography and acquaints the reader with common electrocardiographs seen in coronary care units and also indoor and outdoor settings of hospitals.
Divided into short 30 chapters, this book covers all the essential aspects, including electrophysiology, regular waves and complexes, electrical axis determination, and various abnormalities, including hypertrophy, myocardial ischemia, infarction, conduction disturbances, the effect of drugs and electrolytes, and cardiac arrhythmias. One can learn a topic in 12-15 minutes!
The proposed book willempower readers and guide them through the challenges associated with learning the art of interpretation of ECGs ‐ providing readers the knowledge, the skills, and most importantly, the confidence necessary to make informed decisions, both at the examination hall as well as the bedside of the patient.
Table of contents (29 chapters)
Front Matter
Pages i-xx
Basic Principles
Front Matter
Pages 1-1
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Cardiac Electrophysiology
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Pages 3-17
ECG Paper and Leads
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Pages 19-32
ECG Waveforms
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Pages 33-50
ECG Intervals and Segment
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Pages 51-68
Calculation of Heart Rate
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Pages 69-75
Rotation of Heart
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Pages 77-84
Electrical Axis
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Pages 85-101
Left Axis Deviation
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Pages 103-108
Right Axis Deviation
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Pages 109-115
Normal ECG and Its Variants
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Pages 117-132
ECG Patterns in Chamber Enlargement
Front Matter
Pages 133-133
Atrial Enlargement
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Pages 135-142
Ventricular Hypertrophy
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Pages 143-159
Conduction Disturbance
Front Matter
Pages 161-161
Sinoatrial and Atrioventricular Block
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Pages 163-180
Bundle Branch Block
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Pages 181-193
Fascicular Block
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Pages 195-201
Coronary Artery Disease
Front Matter
Pages 203-203
Coronary Artery Disease
Myocardial Ischaemia
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Pages 205-214
Myocardial Infarction
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Pages 215-236
Cardiac Arrhythmias
Front Matter
Pages 237-237
Sinus Rhythm
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Pages 239-247
Atrial Arrhythmias
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Pages 249-261
Junctional and Ventricular Arrhythmias
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Pages 263-281
Approach to Arrhythmias
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Pages 283-286
Miscellaneous ECG
Front Matter
Pages 287-287
ECG in Electrolyte Imbalance
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Pages 289-302
Digitalis Effect and Toxicity
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Pages 303-310
ECG in Miscellaneous Heart Diseases
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Pages 311-331
ECG in Miscellaneous Clinical Conditions
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Pages 333-341
Basic Aspects of Pacemaker
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Pages 343-354
Recording and Monitoring of ECG
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Pages 355-355
Recording of ECG
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Pages 357-360
Bedside Cardiac Monitoring
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Pages 361-376
ECG Reminders
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Pages 377-381
About the Author
Dr. Tapas Kumar Koley (MBBS, MD Medicine) graduated from Burdwan Medical College and completed his postgraduation at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, India. He has several articles and international book publications and has delivered numerous presentations at conferences and CMEs. He has been an ECG tutor for All About Staffing, an affiliate of Hospital Corporation of America. He is the resource person for the National Institute of Health and Family Welfare, India, to train doctors on medical negligence. He is working as Senior Specialist Physician at Kasturba Hospital, Delhi.
