LeoSchamroth, An Introduction to ElectroCardiography, 8 adapted ed

Description

Schamaroth’s An Introduction to Electrocardiography, 8th edition is a widely revised version of the popular book on electrocardiography, including recent developments in the field over the past decade. Several new conditions, which are diagnosed by electrocardiography like the life threatening arrhythmic disorders Brugada Syndrome and Short QT syndrome, have been described after the publication of the last edition. A lot of new information has become available on ECG localization of the culprit vessel in myocardial infarction after the widespread use of primary angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction.

About the Author

Dr. C Narasimhan, Sr. Consultant Cardiologist, Care Hospitals, Hyderabad. Recipient of a fellowship from Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago, and University of Wisconsin, Dr Narasimhan has several years of clinical and teaching experience in Electrocardiography.

Dr. Johnson Francis, Founder and Executive Editor, Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal. Peer Reviewer for 15 International Journals including The Journal of American College of Cardiology, Heart Rhythm and PACE. Over forty published articles in reputed journals.

Table of Contents

Book Review

Part 1: P-QRS-T Pattern

Section 1: The Genesis of the Normal and Abnormal Electrocardiogram

· Basic Principles

Revised by Raja Selvaraj

· The Electrical Axis

Revised by Raja Selvaraj

· The Normal and Abnormal P Wave

Revised by Raja Selvaraj

· Left Ventricular Hypertrophy

Revised by Raja Selvaraj

· Right Ventricular Hypertrophy

Revised by Raja Selvaraj

· Right Bundle Branch Block

Revised by Anandraja Subramanian

· Left Bundle Branch Block

Revised by Anandraja Subramanian

· Fascicular Blocks

Revised by Anandraja Subramanian

· The SI, SII, SIII Syndrome

Revised by Anandraja Subramanian

· The Normal Electrocardiogram

Revised by Raja Selvaraj

Section 2: Acquired Heart Disease

· Principles of Electrocardiographic Changes in Coronary Artery Disease

Revised by Shomu Bohora

· Coronary Artery Disease

Revised by Shomu Bohora

· Pericarditis 115

Revised by Shomu Bohora

· Myocarditis 127

Revised by Shomu Bohora

· Importance of Electrocardiogram in Heart Failure

Revised by Shomu Bohora

· Systemic Hypertension

Revised by K. K. Narayanan Namboodiri

· Rheumatic Heart Disease

Revised by K. K. Narayanan Namboodiri

· Mitral Valve Prolapse

Revised by K. K. Narayanan Namboodiri

· Acute Pulmonary Embolism

Revised by K. U. Natarajan

· Emphysema: Chronic Obstructive Airways Disease

Revised by K. U. Natarajan

· Drug and Electrolyte Effects

Revised by Krishnakumar Nair

· Hypothermia and Therapeutically Induced Mild Hypothermia

Revised by Krishnakumar Nair

· Electrical Alternans

Revised by Krishnakumar Nair

Section 3: Congenital and Hereditary Heart Disease

· Congenital Heart Disease

Revised by K. K. Narayanan Namboodiri

· The Wolff-Parkinson-White and Related Syndromes

Revised by K. K. Narayanan Namboodiri

· Cardiac Channelopathies

Authored by K. K. Narayanan Namboodiri

· Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Revised by K. K. Narayanan Namboodiri

Part 2: The Disorders of Cardiac Rhythm

Section 1: Disorders of Impulse Formation and Conduction

· Basic Principles