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Cover
Title Page
Dedication
Copyright
Preface to third edition
About the author
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Part 1: Understanding the electricity of the heart and how it produces an ECG complex
1. Chapter 1: What is an ECG?
2. Chapter 2: The electricity of the heart
  1. Electrical coordination of atrioventricular contraction
  2. Formation of the normal P–QRS–T complex
  3. Nomenclature of the QRS complex
3. Chapter 3: Rhythms of sinus origin
  1. Rhythms of sinus origin
Part 2: Abnormal electricity of the heart
1. Chapter 4: Recognising and understanding ectopia
  1. 4.1 Recognising and understanding ectopia
  2. 4.2 First identify the morphology of the normal QRS complex
2. Chapter 5: Ventricular arrhythmias
  1. Ventricular arrhythmias
  2. Ventricular fibrillation (VF)
  3. Ventricular escape rhythms
  4. Accelerated idioventricular rhythm (AIVR)
3. Chapter 6: Supraventricular arrhythmias
  1. Supraventricular arrhythmias
  2. Atrioventricular dissociation
  3. Atrial fibrillation
  4. Junctional escape rhythms
4. Chapter 7: Abnormalities in the conduction system
  1. Sinus arrest
  2. Sick sinus syndrome
  3. Atrial standstill
  4. Heart block
  5. Complete (third-degree) AV block
  6. Ventricular standstill
  7. Asystole
5. Chapter 8: Changes in the P–QRS–T morphology
  1. Wandering pacemaker
  2. Changes associated with chamber enlargement
  3. Left atrial enlargement
  4. Right atrial enlargement
  5. Left ventricular enlargement
  6. Right ventricular enlargement
  7. Low-voltage QRS complexes
  8. Electrical alternans
  9. Q–T interval abnormalities
  10. S–T segment abnormalities
  11. Abnormalities of the T wave
  12. Hyperkalaemia
Part 3: More advanced electrocardiography
1. Chapter 9: Understanding the ECG limb lead systems
  1. The six ECG limb leads
2. Chapter 10: Mean electrical axis (MEA) explained
  1. Understanding the mean electrical axis (MEA)
  2. How to calculate the mean electrical axis
3. Chapter 11: Intraventricular conduction defects
  1. Anatomy of the bundle branches
  2. Right bundle branch block
  3. Left bundle branch block
  4. Left anterior fascicular block
  5. Broad QRS complex tachycardia
  6. Ashman's phenomenon
4. Chapter 12: Supraventricular arrhythmias: in-depth
  1. Supraventricular arrhythmias in dogs: in-depth
  2. Atrioventricular reciprocating tachycardia
  3. Focal atrial tachycardia
Part 4: Management, clinical significance and treatment of arrhythmias
1. Chapter 13: Management of arrhythmias
  1. 1. Does the arrhythmia suggest the presence of an underlying condition?
  2. 2. Is the arrhythmia of primary clinical significance?
  3. The decision on treatment of arrhythmias
2. Chapter 14: Clinical significance and treatment of tachyarrhythmias
  1. Sinus tachycardia
  2. Supraventricular arrhythmias
  3. Atrial fibrillation
  4. Ventricular arrhythmias
  5. Accelerated idioventricular rhythm (AIVR)
  6. Ventricular fibrillation (VF)
3. Chapter 15: Clinical significance and treatment of bradyarrhythmias
  1. Sinus bradycardia
  2. Sinus arrest
  3. Sick sinus syndrome (sinus node dysfunction)
  4. Atrial standstill
  5. AV (heart) block
  6. Bundle branch block
Part 5: Recording and interpreting ECGs
1. Chapter 16: Approach to interpretation of the ECG recording
  1. Calculate the heart rate
  2. Determine the rhythm
  3. Measure the complex amplitudes and intervals
2. Chapter 17: Artefacts
  1. Electrical interference
  2. Muscle tremor artefact
  3. Movement artefact
  4. Incorrectly placed electrodes
3. Chapter 18: Recording an ECG
  1. The connectors (electrodes)
  2. Making the connection
  3. Where to place the electrodes
  4. Isolating the electrodes
  5. How to position the ECG cables
  6. Positioning the animal
  7. Setting up and preparing the ECG machine
  8. Recording an ECG – a suggested routine
4. Chapter 19: Choosing an ECG recorder
  1. Quality
  2. Continuous recording
  3. Ease of use
  4. Automatic labelling
  5. Automatic versus manual recording mode
  6. Interpretative software
  7. Multichannel versus single channel
  8. Paper width
  9. Precordial chest leads
  10. Calibration settings
  11. Automatic centring versus manual control
  12. Internal battery
  13. Jack plug lead fitting
  14. Monitor screen
  15. Thermal paper versus ink paper
  16. New versus second-hand
  17. My ideal veterinary ECG machine would have the following features
5. Chapter 20: Ambulatory ECG monitoring
  1. Holter monitors
  2. How to fit a Holter monitor on animals
  3. Artefacts on Holter recordings
  4. Implantable loop recorder
Further reading
1. Index
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