Preface, viiForeword by Dr Eugene Braunwald, ixForeword by Dr Marcelo Elizari, xRecommended Reading, xiPart 1 Introductory Aspects1 The Electrical Activity of the Heart, 32 The History of Electrocardiography, 113 Utility and Limitations of the Surface ECG: Present and Future, 16Part 2 The Normal ECG4 The Anatomical Basis of the ECG: From Macroscopic Anatomy to Ultrastructural Characteristics, 255 The Electrophysiological Basis of the ECG: From Cell Electrophysiology to the Human ECG, 346 The ECG Recording: Leads, Devices, and Techniques, 547 Characteristics of the Normal Electrocardiogram: Normal ECG Waves and Intervals, 678 Diagnostic Criteria: Sensitivity, Specificity and Predictive Value, 95Part 3 Abnormal ECG Patterns9 Atrial Abnormalities, 10310 Ventricular Enlargement, 12311 Ventricular Blocks, 15812 Ventricular Pre-excitation, 20313 Ischemia and Necrosis, 216Part 4 Arrhythmias14 Mechanisms, Classification, and Clinical Aspects of Arrhythmias, 27915 Active Supraventricular Arrhythmias, 30116 Active Ventricular Arrhythmias, 32917 Passive Arrhythmias, 35418 Diagnosis of Arrhythmias in Clinical Practice: A Step-by-Step Approach, 373Part 5 The Clinical Usefulness of Electrocardiography19 The Diagnostic Value of Electrocardiographic Abnormalities, 38720 The ECG in Different Clinical Settings of Ischemic Heart Disease, 40221 Inherited Heart Diseases, 45322 The ECG in Other Heart Diseases, 47323 The ECG in Other Diseases and Different Situations, 49424 Other ECG Patterns of Risk, 51125 Limitations of the Conventional ECG: Utility of Other Techniques, 523Index, 541Color plate section facing p. 276

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