The ECG Made Easy, 10th Edition

by John Hampton, DM, MA, DPhil, FRCP, FFPM, FESC, Joanna Hampton, MD, MA, BM, BCh, FRCP and David Adlam

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ISBN: 9780323937665

Publication Date: 07-23-2024

Page Count: 210

Imprint: Elsevier

List Price: $29.99

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Key Features
- The first part distils the bare essentials with minimal theory and maximum practicality.
- The second part explains the theory underpinning the recording of an ECG in order to start basic interpretation of the 12 leads.
- The third part includes the clinical interpretation of individual ECGs in patients with chest pain, breathlessness, palpitations and syncope as well as understanding the normal variations in ECGs recorded from healthy subjects.
- All ECGs used in the book are taken from real patients from the authors’ clinical practice.
New to This Edition
- New section on Single Lead ECG interpretation, increasingly seen on Smart devices.
- New flow chart to aid interpretation and reporting.
Contents

Part 1 The ECG Made Very Easy Indeed: A Beginner’s Guide
1. The ECG Made Very Easy Indeed

Part 2 The Basics: The Fundamentals of ECG Recording, Reporting and Interpretation
2. What the ECG is About
3. The Rhythm of the Heart
4. Conduction and its Problems
5. Abnormalities of P Waves, QRS Complexes and T Waves

Part 3 Making the Most of the ECG: The Clinical Interpretation of Individual ECGs
6. The ECG in Healthy Subjects
7. The ECG in Patients With Chest Pain or Breathlessness
8. The ECG in Patients With Palpitations or Syncope

Part 4 Now Test Yourself
9. ECGs You Must Be Able to Recognize

Quick Reminder Guide
Authors

John Hampton, DM, MA, DPhil, FRCP, FFPM, FESC, Emeritus Professor of Cardiology, University of Nottingham, UK, Joanna Hampton, MD, MA, BM, BCh, FRCP, Consultant Physician, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK and David Adlam