ECG

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XII

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2. Vectorcardiography

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   Pages 1-7

3. Usual ECG Leads and Their Interrelation

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   Pages 8-22

4. Interpretation of the “Electric” Axis of the Heart

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   Pages 23-27

5. The Normal ECG

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   Pages 28-33

6. Memory Aid to Systematic ECG Description and Evaluation

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   Pages 34-36

7. Ventricular Conduction Disorders — Bundle Branch Block

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   Pages 37-49

8. The WPW Syndrome

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   Pages 50-54

9. ECG in Hypertrophy of Individual Chambers of the Heart

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   Pages 55-66

10. ECG in Myocardial Infarction

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    Pages 67-90

11. Changes in the ST-T Segment

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    Pages 91-99

12. Exercise ECG

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    Pages 100-104

13. ECG Diagnosis of Arrhythmias

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    Pages 105-125

14. Pacemaker ECG

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    Pages 126-129

15. ECG in Children

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    Pages 130-140

16. Technique of ECG Recording

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    Pages 141-145

17. Concluding Cautionary Remarks on ECG Interpretation

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    Pages 146-150

18. Back Matter

    Pages 151-155

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Since 1955, we have conducted an annual one-week ECG course at Innsbruck. This book represents a summary of our didactic experience. This English translation follows the enlarged sixth German edition. It contains many diagrams and new examples of tracings, such as the orthogonal leads system of Frank, explanation of extreme axis devia­ tion by the hemiblock concept, atrioventricular conduction disorders (His bundle electrogram), re-entry mechanisms, and the exercise ECG. The limits and dangers of ECG interpretations that, in our opinion, should be emphasized in an introductory presentation, are summarized in a final chapter. Our main aim was to make indigestible material palatable to the beginner; to provide him with a red thread through the labyrinth of ECG patterns by adopting a uniform approach, namely vectorial interpretation, in order to understand especially difficult areas (e. g. the differential diagnosis of infarction) by means of simplified diagrams; and to prepare him for the study of systematic textbooks. We believe that many such books should be read in order to comprehend a subject that is generally considered difficult by physicians and at the same time to promote critical understanding when called upon to evaluate an ECG in practice. The following publications to which we ourselves owe valuable suggestions, even if they are not explicitly mentioned in our text, are recommended: BELZ, G. G., STAUCH, M.: Notfall-EKG-Fibel, 2nd ed. Berlin, Heidel­ berg, New York: Springer 1977 BUCHNER, C. H., DRAGERT, W.: Schrittmachertherapie des Herzens.

• Elektrokardiographie
• diagnosis
• differential diagnosis
• electrocardiogram (ECG)
• electrocardiography
• heart
• implantation
• nervous system
• therapy

• Klinik Höhenried für Herz- und Kreislaufkrankheiten, Bernried/Starnberger See, Germany

  M. J. Halhuber

• Medizinische Universitätsklinik, Innsbruck, Austria

  R. Günther

• Bezirkskrankenhaus, Schwaz, Austria

  M. Ciresa

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