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Introduction to 12-Lead ECG: The Art of Interpretation

Author(s): Tomas B. Garcia, MD, Visiting Professor, Visiting Professor at the University of Miami, Miami, Florida
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  • ISBN-13: 9780763719616
  • ISBN-10:0763719617
  • Paperback    236 pages      © 2003
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This text is a comprehensive guide 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. Additional resources are available at www.12LeadECG.com.

Introduction to 12-Lead ECG:  The Art of Interpretation takes the complex subject of electrocardiography and presents it in a simple approach that gives you a basic understading of the entire ECG.

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Full-size, real-life, four-color ECG strips are integrated throughout the text and analyzed in conjunction with the concepts they illustrate.
Quizzes to help readers test their knowledge.
Entire chapter devoted to Electrical Axis.
Additional resources are available on www.12LeadECG.com, including online practice ECGs, Web links, flash cards and an online glossary.

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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

Final Review
Acronyms
Glossary
Index


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Tomas B. Garcia, MD-Visiting Professor, Visiting Professor at the University of Miami, Miami, Florida

Tomas B. Garcia, MD, FACEP 

Dr. Tomas B. Garcia received his undergraduate degree from Florida International University. While applying to medical school, Dr. Garcia was licensed and practiced as an EMT in the state of Florida. Dr. Garcia received his medical degree from the University of Miami. He completed his internship and residency at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida and subsequently received board certification in both Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine. Dr. Garcia taught and practiced in the Emergency Department of the Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts and Grady Memorial Hospital/Emory Medical School in Atlanta, Georgia. His main area of interest is emergency cardiac care and he lectures nationally on topics related to these issues. Presently, he is the president of www.heartstuff.com, an Internet site devoted to medical education and emergency cardiac care issues.

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  • "Introduction to 12-Lead ECG:  The Art of Interpretation is great for my introductory ECG course!  It offers just the right blend of basic electrocardiography, rhythm recognition, and 12-lead interpretation for the beginner."

    Stephen Lyons, Santa Fe Community College

    "I think that this is one of the best books I have reviewed yet for teaching ECG interpretation.  This is a great book!"

    Sue Kartman, Madison Fire Department

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      Instructor's ToolKit CD-ROM

      ISBN-13: 9780763738013 ISBN-10: 0763738018

      This CD-ROM provides you with over 200 full-size, four color, real-life ECG strips found in the text.  With this CD-ROM you can enhance your PowerPoint presentations, emphasize key points, and stimulate classroom discussion.

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