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Clinical Electrocardiography: A Simplified Approach

  • 8th Edition - September 1, 2012
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Ary L. Goldberger
  • Language: English

Quickly grasp the fundamentals of ECG interpretation and analysis with Goldberger's Clinical Electrocardiography. Ideal for students and practicing clinicians alike, this acce… Read more

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Quickly grasp the fundamentals of ECG interpretation and analysis with Goldberger's Clinical Electrocardiography. Ideal for students and practicing clinicians alike, this accessible, concise cardiology reference offers relevant guidance on understanding rhythm disorders and their clinical outcomes. Trust Goldberger's Clinical Electrocardiography for all the in-depth coverage you need!

Key features

  • Diagnose the key rhythm disorders
    • that are relevant to today's clinical practice through expert pearls and advice.
  • Easily navigate the full text online at www.expertconsult.com, and broaden your mastery of the material with online-only self-assessment ECGs and review questions.

Readership

Cardiologists; Internists; Emergency Medicine MDs; Medical Students; Residents

Table of contents

Part One: Basic Principles and Patterns 1. Introductory Principles 2. Basic ECG Waves 3. ECG Leads 4. The Normal ECG 5. Electrical Axis and Axis Deviation 6. Atrial and Ventricular Enlargement 7. Ventricular Conduction Disturbances - Bundle Branch Blocks 8. Myocardial Ischemia and Infarction, Section I - ST Segment Elevation Ischemia and Q Wave Infarct Patterns 9. Myocardial Ischemia and Infarction, Section II - ST Segment Depression Ischemia and Non-Q Wave Infarct Patterns 10. Drug Effects, Electrolyte Abnormalities and Metabolic Factors 11. Pericardial, Myocardial, and Pulmonary Syndromes 12. Wolff-Parkinson-White Preexcitation PatternsPart Two: Cardiac Rhythm Disturbances 13. Sinus Rhythms 14. Supraventricular Arrhythmias, Section I - Premature Atrial and AV Junctional Beats, Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardias, and AV Junctional Rhythms 15. Supraventricular Arrhythmias, Section II - Atrial Flutter and Atrial Fibrillation 16. Ventricular Arrhythmias 17. Atrioventricular (AV) Heart Block 18. Digitalis Toxicity 19. Cardiac Arrest and Sudden Cardiac Death 20. Bradycardias and Tachycardias: Review and Differential Diagnosis 21. Pacemakers an Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators: A BriefPart Three: Overview and Review 22. How to Interpret an ECG 23. Limitations and Uses of the ECG 24. ECG Differential Diagnoses: Instant ReviewsPart Four: Self Assessment Problems Questions Answers to Self-Assessment Problems Answers to Chapter Questions Bibliography

Review quotes

"Goldberger's 8th Edition of Clinical Electrocardiography has been written for the practising clinician to equip (them) with the necessary knowledge in not only the correct approach to interpreting an ECG, but also in formulating a management plan...The book provides a systematic approach to ECG analysis and has been divided, for this purpose, into three sections, with individual illustrations and images to improve understanding...Personally, as a trainee in cardiovascular sciences with broad experience in the interpretation of ECGs, I found this book a valuable reference which has been enabled me to better develop my insight into ECG analysis through a wealth of clinical highlights, including diagnosis and management tips."Perfusion, December 2012

Product details

  • Edition: 8
  • Latest edition
  • Published: November 7, 2013
  • Language: English

About the author

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Ary L. Goldberger

Ary L. Goldberger, MD, FACC, is Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Director of the Margret and HA Rey Institute for Nonlinear Dynamics in Physiology and Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Director, Margret and HA Rey Institute for Nonlinear Dynamics in Physiology and Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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