ECG and Intracardiac Tracings: A Toolkit Approach for Analyzing Arrhythmias

Description

From master teacher George J. Klein, MD, this stepwise book is for those with a working knowledge of electrophysiology who have looked at a complicated ECG or intracardiac tracing and drawn a blank, not recognizing a pattern from their personal experience, and without a good idea of how to proceed or venturing a guess with variable confidence. Dr. Klein presents strategies that he has found useful, not just by providing an answer, but also exploring how he solved the problem with a systematic approach using tools of analysis that applies to both ECGs and EGM tracings. Cover Table of Contents Preface Abbreviations Chapter 1 Choosing Cognitive Tools: The Essence of ECG and Electrogram Tracing Diagnosis Chapter 2 Value of Diagnostic Tables, Framing the Problem, and Hypothesis Testing Chapter 3 The Power of Calipers, Measurement, and Magni˜cation Chapter 4 The Complex Tracing: The Zone Strategy Chapter 5 Transition Zones: Importance of the Onset and Termination of Tachycardia Chapter 6 Transition Zones: Ectopic Beats and Cycle Irregularity Chapter 7 Exploration of the “Sidelines” Chapter 8 Explanatory Notes and Tables of Differential Diagnosis Index