Roland X. Stroobandt MD, PhD, FHRSProfessor of MedicineGhent University HospitalGhent, BelgiumS. Serge Barold, MD, FRACP, FACP, FACC, FESC, FHRSThe Department of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USAAlfons F. Sinnaeve ing., MScProfessor Emeritus of Electronic EngineeringTechnical University KUL-Vives, Department of ElectronicsOostende, Belgium

• Preface viAbout the Companion Website vii1 Anatomy and Basic Physiology 12 ECG Recording and ECG Leads 213 The Normal ECG and the Frontal Plane QRS Axis 534 The Components of the ECG Waves and Intervals 735 P waves and Atrial Abnormalities 856 Chamber Enlargement and Hypertrophy 997 Intraventricular Conduction Defects 1058 Coronary Artery Disease and Acute Coronary Syndromes 1239 Acute Pericarditis 18710 The ECG in Extracardiac Disease 19311 Sinus Node Dysfunction 20312 Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC) 21713 Atrioventricular Block 22714 Atrial Rhythm Disorders 24315 Ventricular Tachycardias 27916 Ventricular Fibrillation and Ventricular Flutter 30517 Preexcitation and Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome (WPW) 31118 Electrolyte Abnormalities 32719 Electrophysiologic Concepts 33320 Antiarrhythmic Drugs 35121 Pacemakers and their ECGs 35922 Errors in Electrocardiography Monitoring Computerized ECG Other Sites of ECG Recording 39123 How to Read an ECG 407Index 425