Chou's Electrocardiography in Clinical Practice [Hardcover]

Borys Surawicz MD MACC (Author), Timothy Knilans MD (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0721686974 | ISBN-13: 978-0721686974 | Publication Date: August 15, 2001 | Edition: 5th

The fifth edition of this authoritative text continues to focus on the values and limitations of the electrocardiogram, the differential diagnosis of electrocardiographic findings, and their correlation with the clinical and anatomic data. It features a comprehensive section on pediatric electrocardiography as well as chapters on the differential diagnosis of tachycardias as well as the misplacement of leads and its recognition during electrocardiographic interpretation.

• About 1,000 NEW, up-to-date references direct the reader to accurate, current sources of data.
  
• Extensive updates have been made to the electrocardiography of ischemic heart disease and cardiac arrhythmias.
  
• Includes detailed, expanded information related to the electrocardiographic changes during thrombolytic therapy of myocardial infarction, coronary angioplasty, and pediatric material.
  
• New organisation of key chapters

Editorial Reviews

Review

"The book thoroughly reviews adult and pediatric electrocardiography with an emphasis on the clinical manifestations of disease and the scientific basis for the electrocardiogram. New chapters cover ICD and pacemaker tracings with expanded coverage on stress testing. New sections explore the rhythm problems associated with pediatric obesity, heart failure, and athletics. The authors have created a useful new edition that is an indispensable reference source for ECG principles and applications. It delivers clinically relevant guidance on all of today's electrocardiographic applications, provides many useful illustrations, and is full of sample ECGs." - Doody's ***

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

About the Author

Borys Surawicz, MD, MACC, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN; and Timothy Knilans, MD, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH

Product Details

• Hardcover: 709 pages
• Publisher: Saunders; 5th edition (August 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0721686974
• ISBN-13: 978-0721686974
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 7.3 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,046,836 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful clinically oriented book, November 6, 2008

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Bonfiglio Daniele (Rome, Italy) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chou's Electrocardiography in Clinical Practice: Adult and Pediatric, 6e (Hardcover)

I am a second-year resident in internal medicine in Italy, and I have read many ECG books. This has soon become my reference. It is an advanced, complete, and very practical book: the pathophisiology and electrophisiology are limited to what is really needed to understand the clinical implications, and the ECG is appropriately considered to be only a part of the clinical investigation. The authors seems to be people that go around the wards, and not cardiologists who sit in their office reading ECGs without any contact with the real world. I have particularly appreciated two sections. The first is the one on ischemia, in which each ECG is completed with the description of the echocardiogram and the angiography of the same patient. The second is the one on electrolyte's and drug's effect on the ECG. I have always found this one to be a terrible subject, and I was surprised to find a well written and interesting chapter.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book, June 18, 2006

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Carlos Guaimare (Cumana, Venezuela) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chou's Electrocardiography in Clinical Practice (Hardcover)

This is a terrific book. Easy to understand and very well organized. It is a must for students and teachers. It is worth the money.

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for in-depth review of ECGs, September 25, 2009

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carlos dominguez - See all my reviews

This review is from: Chou's Electrocardiography in Clinical Practice: Adult and Pediatric, 6e (Hardcover)

The best book for in-depth interpretation of ECGs, most useful for cardiology fellows and cardiologists. Clinical and evidence-based correlations are well stated. EP correlations are well explained. Criteria for every ECG abnormality you may think of are very well detailed and clarified, with citation of clinical and epidemiologic studies.Better than MArriot's book. If you are looking for a summarized yet decent approach to ECG reading with nice ECG tests and examples, then "Cardiology handbook for clinicians" by Hanna (which also has a decent and thorough review of clinical cardiology), and "Complete ECG guide" by OKeefe are appropriate options.