Clinical Electrocardiography

Preface, vii
Foreword by Dr Eugene Braunwald, ix
Foreword by Dr Marcelo Elizari, x
Recommended Reading, xi
Part 1 Introductory Aspects
1 The Electrical Activity of the Heart, 3
2 The History of Electrocardiography, 11
3 Utility and Limitations of the Surface ECG: Present andFuture, 16
Part 2 The Normal ECG
4 The Anatomical Basis of the ECG: From Macroscopic Anatomy toUltrastructural Characteristics, 25
5 The Electrophysiological Basis of the ECG: From CellElectrophysiology to the Human ECG, 34
6 The ECG Recording: Leads, Devices, and Techniques, 54
7 Characteristics of the Normal Electrocardiogram: Normal ECGWaves and Intervals, 67
8 Diagnostic Criteria: Sensitivity, Specificity and PredictiveValue, 95
Part 3 Abnormal ECG Patterns
9 Atrial Abnormalities, 103
10 Ventricular Enlargement, 123
11 Ventricular Blocks, 158
12 Ventricular Pre-excitation, 203
13 Ischemia and Necrosis, 216
Part 4 Arrhythmias
14 Mechanisms, Classification, and Clinical Aspects ofArrhythmias, 279
15 Active Supraventricular Arrhythmias, 301
16 Active Ventricular Arrhythmias, 329
17 Passive Arrhythmias, 354
18 Diagnosis of Arrhythmias in Clinical Practice: A Step-by-StepApproach, 373
Part 5 The Clinical Usefulness of Electrocardiography
19 The Diagnostic Value of Electrocardiographic Abnormalities,387
20 The ECG in Different Clinical Settings of Ischemic HeartDisease, 402
21 Inherited Heart Diseases, 453
22 The ECG in Other Heart Diseases, 473
23 The ECG in Other Diseases and Different Situations, 494
24 Other ECG Patterns of Risk, 511
25 Limitations of the Conventional ECG: Utility of OtherTechniques, 523
Index, 541
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