Making Sense of the ECG: Cases for Self Assessment PDF

Preface to the second edition

If you have already read our book Making Sense of the ECG fourth edition you may now be keen to put your knowledge to the test. In this companion volume, Making Sense of the ECG: Cases for Self-Assessment second edition, you can test your skills in ECG interpretation with 70 individual clinical cases.

This book is simple to use. Each of the cases begins with an ECG, an illustrative clinical scenario (to place the ECG in an appropriate context), and a number of questions. On turning the page, you will find the answers to the questions together with a detailed analysis of the ECG. This is followed by a general commentary on the ECG and the clinical case, and suggestions for further reading. The ECG cases are presented in order of increasing difficulty and we are certain that whatever your experience in ECG interpretation, you will find cases to challenge your skills.

We have revised and fully updated the text for this new edition and provided up- to-date references to relevant papers and guidelines. Several cases have been replaced with new examples. All the cross-references to our new companion volume, Making Sense of the ECG fourth edition, have been updated.

Once again, we are grateful to everyone who has taken the time to comment on the text and to provide us with ECGs from their collections. Finally, we would like to thank all the staff at CRC Press who have contributed to the success of the Making Sense series of books.