Table of Contents

1. PQRST: where the waves come from
2. Heart rate
3. Rhythm
4. The axis
5. The P wave
6. The PR interval
7. The Q wave
8. The QRS complex
9. The ST segment
10. The T wave
11. The QT interval
12. The U wave
13. Artefacts on the ECG
14. Pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators
15. Ambulatory ECG recording
16. Exercise ECG testing
17. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
18. A history of the ECG

About the Author

Andrew R Houghton, MA(Oxon) DM FRCP(Glasgow) FRCP(London) Consultant Cardiologist at Grantham and District Hospital, Lincolnshire, and a Visiting Fellow at the University of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, UK David Gray, DM MPH BMedSci BM BS FRCP(UK) FRIPH Reader in Medicine and Honorary Consultant Physician in the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University Hospital, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK

Reviews

"This book delivers a clear, concise, and sensible approach to ECG interpretation. It is an excellent and invaluable pocket-sized resource for medical professionals who require basic ECG interpretation skills in the management of their patients."
—Yabiz Seghi, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, Doody’s Review
"If you're going to buy an ECG book, I would make it this one."
—Anna Jeffery-Smith, Oxford Medical School Gazette