The new Second Edition is the most comprehensive ECG resource for beginners with minimal experience interpreting ECGs.
The chapters provide a basic understanding of the components of an ECG as well as introduce the important topics of
acute myocardial infarction, hypertrophy, and bundle branch blocks. Real-life, full-size, four-color ECGs with basic
interpretations are included to help students put it all together.
Introduction to 12-Lead ECG: The Art of Interpretation, Second Edition takes the complex subject of
electrocardiography and presents it in a simple approach that gives you a basic understanding of the entire ECG.
Whether you are an EMT, nurse, medical student, or physician wanting to learn or reestablish your foundational
knowledge of electrocardiography, this book will meet your needs.
Part 1 The Basics
Chapter 1 Anatomy
Chapter 2 Electrophysiology
Chapter 3 Individual Vectors
Chapter 4 The Actual ECG: Paper and Ink
Chapter 5 ECG Tools
Chapter 6 The Basic Beat
Chapter 7 The Rate
Chapter 8 Rhythms
Part 2 ECG Interpretation
Chapter 9 The Basic Beat: A Clinical Correlation
Chapter 10 The Electrical Axis
Chapter 11 Bundle Branch Blocks and Hemiblocks
Chapter 12 Hypertrophy
Chapter 13 Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI)
Final Review
Acronyms
Glossary
Index