ECG Interpretation Made Ridiculously Simple
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  • Abbreviations
    Dedication
    About the Author
    Preface
    Acknowledgments
    Sequence of ECG Interpretation (inside back cover)
    Normal Values (inside back cover)

    Part I The Electrocardiogram (ECG)

    Chapter 1   Basic Electrocardiography
    Cardiac electrical activity and the ECG • The cardiac conduction system • ECG electrodes and leads

    Chapter 2   A Systematic Approach to ECG Interpretation
    The standard 12-lead ECG • Rate and rhythm • The P wave • The QRS complex • The T wave • The U wave • The PR interval • The ST segment • The QT interval • QRS axis

     

    Part II Major ECG Abnormalities: Diagnostic Clues and Clinical Correlations

    Chapter 3   Myocardial Ischemia and Infarction
    ECG changes in ischemia, injury, and infarction • Classic (stable and unstable) angina pectoris • Prinzmetal’s (variant) angina • ST elevation (Q wave) MI • Non-ST elevation (non-Q wave) MI • Localization of myocardial infarction • Inferior wall MI • Lateral wall MI • Anterior wall MI • Posterior wall MI • Evolution of myocardial infarction • Right ventricular MI • ST elevation MI in LBBB • ECG signs of reperfusion • Limitations of the ECG in MI

    Chapter 4   Cardiac Chamber Enlargement and Hypertrophy
    Left atrial enlargement • Right atrial enlargement • Left ventricular hypertrophy • Right ventricular hypertrophy

    Chapter 5   Arrhythmias and Conduction Disturbances
    Mechanisms of arrhythmias • Supraventricular arrhythmias • Premature atrial contractions • AV nodal reentrant tachycardia • AV reentrant tachycardia • Preexcitation (Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, Lown-Ganong-Levine syndrome) • Multifocal atrial tachycardia • Atrial flutter • Atrial fibrillation • AV junctional arrhythmias • Vagal maneuvers • Ventricular arrhythmias • Premature ventricular contractions • Ventricular tachycardia • VT versus SVT with aberrancy • Torsades de pointes • Ventricular fibrillation • Electrical cardioversion and defibrillation • Sinus arrest and sinus exit block • Sick sinus syndrome • First-, second-, and third- degree AV block • Bundle branch block • Fascicular block • Cardiac pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators

    Chapter 6   Miscellaneous ECG Patterns
    Pericarditis • Early repolarization • Hypothermia • LV aneurysm • Mimics of myocardial ischemia and infarction

    Chapter 7   Pearls and Pitfalls in ECG Interpretation
    Misinterpretation of ECG findings • Limitations of computer ECG analysis • Athlete’s heart • ECG markers of sudden cardiac death • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy • Arrhythmogenic RV cardiomyopathy • Brugada syndrome • Long QT syndrome

    Chapter 8   Specialized ECG-based Tools and Techniques
    Ambulatory ECG (Holter) monitoring • Event recording • Tilt table testing • Exercise ECG stress testing • Signal-averaged ECG • Electrophysiologic studies (EPS)

    Appendix A   Common ECG Findings in Selected Cardiac and Noncardiac Conditions
    Appendix B   Practice ECGs: Putting It All Together
    Selected Reading
    Index  

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    ECG Interpretation Made Ridiculously Simple is designed to provide present-day clinicians and trainees with a lucid, straightforward summary of the fundamental principles of ECG analysis and interpretation. Written by the clinician for the clinician, this handy guide distills basic ECG concepts into a concise, clear, minimum, while including the essential information to read and interpret ECG’s accurately and confidently.
    • Pages: 142
    • Publication: June 15,2020
    • Language: English
    • ISBN: 9781935660422

    About the Authors

    Michael A Chizner, M.D.

    Michael A. Chizner, M.D., renowned cardiologist, Founder and former Chief Medical Director of The Heart Center of Excellence of Broward Health, was recently named in the Top 1% in the Nation in the first Top Doctors List compiled by U.S. News & World Report. Dr. Chizner graduated with highest honors from Cornell University Medical College. He received his medical residency training at the New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, and his cardiology training at Georgetown University, where he received the Distinguished Alumnus Award. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiology, and is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, American College of Cardiology, and American Heart Association. He is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Florida College of Medicine, the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine, the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University, and Barry University. Dr. Chizner has served as Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Florida Board of Medicine. He has also served on the Editorial Advisory Boards of national cardiology journals, and has been Director and Keynote Speaker at national and regional medical education conferences. He has written and edited numerous articles and books in cardiology. His widely read textbook, Clinical Cardiology Made Ridiculously Simple is currently being used in medical schools throughout the U.S. and abroad. Dr. Chizner spearheaded the establishment of the Heart Center of Excellence at Broward General Medical Center, overseeing an exceptional roster of experienced cardiologists and cardiovascular surgeons, whose clinical expertise, superior outcomes, and strongly positive patient satisfaction ratings earned Broward General Medical Center the distinction as the only high performing hospital in Broward County for cardiology and heart surgery, according to U.S. News & World Report.

    ECG Interpretation Made Ridiculously Simple is designed to provide present-day clinicians and trainees with a lucid, straightforward summary of the fundamental principles of ECG analysis and interpretation. Written by the clinician for the clinician, this handy guide distills basic ECG concepts into a concise, clear, minimum, while including the essential information to read and interpret ECG’s accurately and confidently.
    • Pages: 142
    • Publication: June 15,2020
    • Language: English

    About the Authors

    Michael A Chizner, M.D.

    Michael A. Chizner, M.D., renowned cardiologist, Founder and former Chief Medical Director of The Heart Center of Excellence of Broward Health, was recently named in the Top 1% in the Nation in the first Top Doctors List compiled by U.S. News & World Report. Dr. Chizner graduated with highest honors from Cornell University Medical College. He received his medical residency training at the New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, and his cardiology training at Georgetown University, where he received the Distinguished Alumnus Award. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiology, and is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, American College of Cardiology, and American Heart Association. He is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Florida College of Medicine, the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine, the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University, and Barry University. Dr. Chizner has served as Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Florida Board of Medicine. He has also served on the Editorial Advisory Boards of national cardiology journals, and has been Director and Keynote Speaker at national and regional medical education conferences. He has written and edited numerous articles and books in cardiology. His widely read textbook, Clinical Cardiology Made Ridiculously Simple is currently being used in medical schools throughout the U.S. and abroad. Dr. Chizner spearheaded the establishment of the Heart Center of Excellence at Broward General Medical Center, overseeing an exceptional roster of experienced cardiologists and cardiovascular surgeons, whose clinical expertise, superior outcomes, and strongly positive patient satisfaction ratings earned Broward General Medical Center the distinction as the only high performing hospital in Broward County for cardiology and heart surgery, according to U.S. News & World Report.

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