The ECG Book

	Foreword
	Preface
	Introduction
	Acknowledgements
	Abbreviations
Sect. I	Theoretical Basics and Practical Approach
	Introduction and Concept of the Book	1
Ch. 1	Theoretical Basics	3
Ch. 2	Practical Approach	13
Sect. II	Pattern ECG
Ch. 3	The Normal ECG and its (Normal) Variants	19
Ch. 4	Atrial Enlargement and Other Abnormalities of the p Wave	45
Ch. 5	Left Ventricular Hypertrophy	53
Ch. 6	Right Ventricular Hypertrophy	75
Ch. 7	Biventricular Hypertrophy	89
Ch. 8	Pulmonary Embolism	95
Ch. 9	Fascicular Blocks	105
Ch. 10	Bundle-Branch Blocks (Complete and Incomplete)	117
Ch. 11	Bilateral Bifascicular (Bundle-Branch) Blocks	131
Ch. 12	Atrioventricular Block and Atrioventricular Dissociation	145
Ch. 13	Myocardial Infarction	167
Ch. 14	Differential Diagnosis of Pathologic Q waves	265
Ch. 15	Acute and Chronic Pericarditis	283
Ch. 16	Electrolyte Imbalances and Disturbances	299
Ch. 17	Alterations of Repolarization	323
Sect. III	Arrhythmias
Ch. 18	Atrial Premature Beats	329
Ch. 19	Atrial Tachycardia	337
Ch. 20	Atrial Flutter	347
Ch. 21	Atrial Fibrillation	363
Ch. 22	Sick Sinus Syndrome (and Carotid Sinus Syndrome)	379
Ch. 23	Atrioventricular Junctional Tachycardias	391
Ch. 24	The Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome	405
Ch. 25	Ventricular Premature Beats	435
Ch. 26	Ventricular Tachycardia	445
Sect. IV	Special Topics
Ch. 27	Exercise ECG	479
Ch. 28	Pacemaker ECG	505
Ch. 29	Congenital and Acquired (Valvular) Heart Diseases	525
Ch. 30	Digitalis Intoxication	535
Ch. 31	Special ECG Waves, Signs and Phenomena	541
Ch. 32	Rare ECGs	561
	Subject Index	585
	ECG Index	607