Electrocardiography in Ischemic Heart Disease

Miguel Fiol???Sala, MD, PhD is Scientific Director of the Balearic Islands, Institute of Health Research at the Hospital Son Espases, Palma, Balearic Islands, Spain. Yochai Birnbaum, MD, FACC, FAHA is Professor of Medicine-Cardiology and John S. Dunn Chair in Cardiology Research and Education at the Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA. Kjell Nikus, MD, PhD is Professor of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University and Head of Department, Heart Center, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland. Antoni Bayés de Luna, MD, FESC, FACC is Director of Cardiology at Hospital Quirón and Emeritus Professor of Cardiology at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.

• Foreword to the Second Edition viiForeword to the First Edition ixIntroduction xiPart I The ECG Changes Secondary to Ischemic Heart Disease: Electrophysiologic Bases 11 Anatomy of the Heart: The Importance of Imaging Techniques Correlations 32 Electrophysiological Bases of Ischemic Heart Disease 273 T Wave Changes 414 ST‐segment Changes 695 QRS and Other Waves Changes 81Part II The ECG in Different Clinical Settings of Ischemic Heart Disease: Correlations and Prognostic Implications 956 The Role of the ECG in Patients with Acute Chest Pain 977 Acute Coronary Syndrome with ST Elevation (STE‐ACS) 1118 ST‐Segment Elevation: Differentiating ST‐Elevation Myocardial Infarction from Non‐Ischemic ST Elevation 1819 Acute Coronary Syndrome without ST‐Segment Elevation 20710 Common Mistakes in the Diagnosis of Acute Coronary Syndromes 23111 ECG in Complications of Acute Coronary Syndromes 24912 Myocardial Infarction with and without Q Wave or Equivalent 27713 Silent Ischemia 34514 The ECG as a Predictor of Ischemic Heart Disease 35315 Telemedicine in the Diagnosis of Ischemic Heart Disease Through the Surface Electrocardiogram 355References 369Index 401Color plate section can be found facing page 180