Preface; Authors; Acknowledgments; Contents; Chapter 1: Cardiac Anatomy and Electrophysiology; Background; Anatomy of the Heart; Chambers; Valves; Chordae Tendineae; Fossa Ovalis; Trabeculae Carneae; Papillary Muscle; Coronary Sinus; The Great Vessels; Heart Wall; Circulatory Function of the Heart; Coronary Arteries; Starling's Law of the Heart; Preload and Afterload; Cardiac Output; Blood Pressure; Electrophysiology; Understanding Depolarization and Repolarization; Absolute and Relative Refractory Periods; The Conduction System Related to the Electrocardiogram
Athlete's Heart/Physiological LVH Intrinsicoid Deflection/Ventricular Activation Time (VAT); Ventricular Hypertrophy Evaluation Methods; Left Ventricular Hypertrophy Evaluation; Right Ventricular Hypertrophy; Right Ventricular Hypertrophy Evaluation; Biventricular Hypertrophy; Cardiomyopathies; Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM); Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM/HCM); Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy; Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia/ Cardiomyopathy (ARVD/C); Heart Failure; Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT); Summary of Key Points; Quiz
Chapter 5: Conduction Blocks and Cardiac PacingBackground; Bundle Branch Blocks; Right Bundle Branch Blocks; Incomplete Right Bundle Branch Block; Left Bundle Branch Blocks; Incomplete Left Bundle Branch Block; Rate Dependent/Transient Bundle Branch Blocks; Features and Criteria for Identifying Left and Right Bundle Branch Blocks; William Morrow/William Marrow; Hemiblocks; Trifascicular Block; Atrioventricular Nodal Blocks; 1st Degree AV Block; 2nd Degree AV Block; 2nd Degree AV Block (Type I); 2nd Degree AV Block (Type II); 3rd Degree AV Block
Why Do the Waveforms Look Different in Different Leads? Normal Sinus Rhythm; Summary of Key Points; Quiz; Chapter 3: Calculating Electrical Axis; Background; How Is This Useful?; Normal Axis; Axis Deviation; Categories of Axis Deviation; Calculating the Cardiac Axis; Einthoven's Law; Bipolar and Unipolar Leads; Method 1; Method 2; Method 3; Summary of Key Points; Quiz; Chapter 4: Chamber Abnormalities; Background; Atrial Abnormality; Abnormality or Enlargement?; Right Atrial Abnormality; Left Atrial Abnormality; Bilateral Atrial Abnormality; Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
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Of Key Points Quiz; Chapter 2: ECG Interpretation; Background; ECG Paper; Basic Checks; Artefact; Calibration; R Wave Progression/Lead aVR; Determine the Rhythm; Sinus Arrhythmia; Rate Calculation; Automated Rate Determination; The 1,500 Method; The 300 Method; The Sequential Method; The 30 Square Method; Converting Time Between Seconds and Milliseconds; The ECG Waveform; P Wave; Ta Wave; PQ/PR Interval; QRS Complex; Q Wave; R Wave; QRS Axis; T Wave; U Wave; ST Segment; QT Interval; TP Interval; RR Interval
This book explores numerous advanced ECG techniques such as how to calculate cardiac axis, ways of calculating heart rate and determining LVH, interpreting pediatric ECGs and the effect of medical devices on the ECG. Includes diagrams, tables and color images