With a step-by-step method for accurate interpretation of the ECG, this third edition of Rapid ECG Interpretation describes a systematic approach consistent with the changes in cardiology practice over the past decade. This edition contains over 320 ECGs and instructive illustrations, including 81 new ECG tracings. It sets out clear and concise 11-step methods in a user-friendly, synopsis format. The book also gives all diagnostic ECG criteria with relevant and instructive ECGs, providing a quick review or refresher for proficiency tests and for physicians preparing for the ECG section of the Cardiovascular Diseases Board Examination.

More than 320 ECGs and instructive illustrations Systematic step-by-step approach that provides steps consistent with the changes in practice from the last decade New chapter to aid in preparing for the ECG Board Assessment Quiz Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Dr. M. Gabriel Khan is a cardiologist at the Ottawa Hospital and an Associate Profes­sor of Medicine, at the University of Ottawa. Dr. Khan graduated MB, BCh, with First-Class Honours at The Queen's University of Belfast. He obtained , by thesis, the Degree of Doctor of Medicine with Honours ( QUB). He is the author of Encyclopedia of Heart Diseases, Academic Press/ Elsevier, 2006; Encyclopedia of Heart Diseases, 2nd ed., Springer Science+Business Media, 2011; Rapid ECG Interpretation, 3rd ed., Humana Press/Springer Science+Business Media, 2008; On Call Cardiology, 3rd ed., Elsevier, 2006; Heart Disease Diagnosis and Therapy, 2nd ed., Humana Press, 2006; Cardiac and Pulmonary Management (1993); Medical Diagnosis and Therapy (1994); Heart Attacks, Hypertension and Heart Drugs (1986); and Heart Trouble Encyclopedia (1996).

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Basic Concepts.- Step-by-Step Method for Accurate Electrocardiogram Interpretation.- P Wave Abnormalities.- Bundle Branch Block.- ST Segment Abnormalities.- Q Wave Abnormalities.- Atrial and Ventricular Hypertrophy.- T Wave Abnormalities.- Electrical Axis and Fascicular Block.- Miscellaneous Conditions.- Arrhythmias.- ECG Board Self-Assessment Quiz.