tailieunhanh - INTRODUCTION TO ECG INTERPRETATION V8.0 (July 2012)

This booklet is dedicated to the memory of Alan E. Lindsay, MD (1923-1987) master teacher of electrocardiography, friend, mentor, and colleague. Many of the excellent ECG tracings illustrated in this learning program are from Dr. Lindsay's personal collection of ECG treasures. For many years these ECG's have been used in the training of medical students, nurses, housestaff physicians, cardiology fellows, and practicing physicians in Salt Lake City, Utah as well as at many regional and national medical meetings. . | INTRODUCTION TO ECG INTERPRETATION July 2012 Frank G. Yanowitz MD Professor of Medicine University of Utah School of Medicine Director IHC ECG Services LDS Hospital Intermountain Medical Center Salt Lake City Utah Dedicated To INTRODUCTION This booklet is dedicated to the memory of Alan E. Lindsay MD 1923-1987 master teacher of electrocardiography friend mentor and colleague. Many of the excellent ECG tracings illustrated in this learning program are from Dr. Lindsay s personal collection of ECG treasures. For many years these ECG s have been used in the training of medical students nurses housestaff physicians cardiology fellows and practicing physicians in Salt Lake City Utah as well as at many regional and national medical meetings. 2012 Intermountain Healthcare. All rights reserved. The materials presented in the Introduction to ECG Interpretation Booklet are for your information only. All of the materials are provided AS IS and without any warranty express implied or otherwise regarding the materials accuracy or performance. You accept all risk of use of and reliance on the materials contained in the Booklet. 1 It is an honor to be able to provide this booklet as well as an interactive ECG website on the Internet in recognition of Dr. Lindsay s great love for teaching and for electrocardiography http kw ecg. This document and the ECG website offer an introduction to clinical electrocardiography. ECG terminology and diagnostic criteria often vary from book to book and from one teacher to another. In this document an attempt has been made to conform to standardized terminology and criteria although new diagnostic concepts derived from the recent ECG literature have been included in some of the sections. Finally it is important to recognize that the mastery of ECG interpretation one of the most useful clinical tools in medicine can only occur if one acquires considerable experience in reading ECG s and .