The Unofficial Guide to ECGs

Front Cover
IFC
Title Page
The Unofficial Guide to ECGs
Copyright
Dedication
Series Editor Foreword
Introduction
Contributors
Contents
1 ECG Basics
	WHAT ARE ECGS?
	THE UTILITY OF ECGS
		Box 1.1 Pathologies that produce ECG changes
	NORMAL PACEMAKERS AND HEART CONDUCTION
		CARDIAC ANATOMY
			Fig. 1.1 Anatomy of the heart – chambers and valves. Illustration ofthe four chambers: left and right atria, and left and right ventricles. Theirassociated blood vessels are also shown (blue for right-sided vessels,red for left-sided vessels).
		ELECTRICAL CONDUCTION
	ECG PAPER BASICS
	ECG OF A SINGLE HEART BEAT
	ELECTRODE PLACEMENT
	LEADS AND THE 12-LEAD ECG
		LEADS AND THEIR ANATOMICAL CORRELATION
	TYPES OF ECG RECORDINGS
		12-LEAD ECG
		THREE-LEAD ECG
		HOLTER OR AMBULATORY ECG MONITORING
		IMPLANTABLE LOOP RECORDER
		EXERCISE ECG
		SMARTPHONE APPS
	PRESENTING AN ECG
2 Rate and Rhythm
	OVERVIEW
		DEFINITION
			Rate
			Rhythm
			Electrophysiology
			Interpretation
				Calculating Heart Rate. At a normal paper speed of 2