After the publication of his textbook Clinical Electrocardiograpy in 1956, Dr. Louis Katz was said to declare that electrocardiography was fully explored, implying no need for further investigations in this field. Similar verdicts have been pronounced in subsequent years, proving them to be consistently wrong in the face of the continuing flow of new information about the electrocardiogram (ECG) in synchrony with the continuing progress in other areas of cardiology.
As envisioned by the author of the first four editions, Dr. Chou, this text is primarily clinical, with sufficient basic science foundation and bibliography to understand the genesis of diverse ECG patterns. In the 7 years since the publication of the fifth edition, valuable new information emerged that necessitated complete revision of the sections dealing with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and non-STEMI, stress test, QT interval, and pacemakers. Dr. Timothy Knilans updated the section on pediatric electrocardiography, most extensively the chapter on cardiac arrhythmias. Given that the backbone of an ECG textbook are the illustrations, many figures in this edition were added and replaced.
I am indebted to Drs. HJJ Wellens, APM Gorgels, and PA Doevedans, authors of the monograph The ECG in Acute Myocardial Infarction and Unstable Angina, for their permission to reproduce several figures, and to Dr. Serge S. Barold for allowing us to include new information and figures in the chapter on cardiac pacemakers. I am grateful to Mrs. Terri Scott for her invaluable secretarial assistance.
- The Authors -
Key Features
- Comprehensively and expertly describes how to capture and interpret all normal and abnormal ECG findings in adults and children.
- Features the expertise of internationally recognized authorities on electrocardiography, for advanced assistance in mastering the subtle but critical nuances of this complex diagnostic modality.
New to This Edition
- Features new chapters on pediatric electrocardiography that explore rhythm problems associated with pediatric obesity, heart failure, and athletic activity.
- Presents a new chapter on recording and interpreting heart rhythms in patients with pacemakers.
- Includes new material on interpreting ECG findings associated with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators.
- Provides fully updated coverage on the increased importance of ECGs in stress testing.
Contents
SECTION I ADULT ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY
- 1 Normal Electrocardiogram: Origin and Description
- 2 Atrial Abnormalities
- 3 Ventricular Enlargement
- 4 Left Bundle Branch Block
- 5 Right Bundle Branch Block
- 6 Other Intraventricular Conduction Disturbances
- 7 Acute Ischemia: Electrocardiographic Patterns
- 8 Myocardial Infarction and Electrocardiographic Patterns Simulating Myocardial Infarction
- 9 Non-Q Wave Myocardial Infarction, Unstable Angina Pectoris, Myocardial Ischemia
- 10 Stress Test
- 11 Pericarditis and Cardiac Surgery
- 12 Diseases of the Heart and Lungs
- 13 Sinus Rhythms
- 14 Atrial Rhythms
- 15 Atrial Flutter and Atrial Fibrillation
- 16 Atrioventricular Junctional Rhythms
- 17 Ventricular Arrhythmias
- 18 Torsade de Pointes, Ventricular Fibrillation, and Differential Diagnosis of Wide QRS Tachycardias
- 19 Atrioventricular Block; Concealed Conduction; Gap Phenomenon
- 20 Ventricular Preexcitation (Wolff Parkinson-White Syndrome and Its Variants)
- 21 Effect of Drugs on the Electrocardiogram
- 22 Electrolytes, Temperature, Central Nervous System Diseases, and Miscellaneous Effects
- 23 T Wave Abnormalities
- 24 QT Interval, U Wave Abnormalities, and Cardiac Alternans
- 25 Misplacement of Leads and Electrocardiographic Artifacts
- 26 Artificial Electronic Pacemakers
- 27 Ambulatory Electrocardiography
SECTION II PEDIATRIC ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY
- 28 Normal Electrocardiograms in Infants and Children
- 29 Abnormal Electrocardiograms in Infants and Children
- 30 Congenital Heart Diseases
- 31 Cardiac Arrhythmias in Infants and Children
About the Authors
- Borys Surawicz, MD, MACC, Professor Emeritus, Indiana University School of Medicine, Senior Research Associate, Krannert Institute of Cardiology, Member of the Care Group, Indianapolis, IN.
- Timothy Knilans, MD, Associate Professor, Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati School of Medicine; Director, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing, The Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH.
Product Details
- Hardcover: 752 pages
- Publisher: Saunders; 6 edition (March 5, 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1416037748
- ISBN-13: 978-1416037743
- Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 7.1 x 1.3 inches
List Price: $130.00