Contents
Preface - vii
Author's Preface to the seventh edition - ix
Editor's preface to the seventh edition - xi
Contributors - xiii

Part 1: P-QRS-T Pattern - 1
Section 1: The Genesis of the Normal and Abnormal Electrocardiogram - 3
1· Basic Principles - 5
Revised by Raja Selvaraj
2· The Electrical Axis - 20
Revised by Raja Selvaraj
3· The Normal and Abnormal P Wave - 28
Revised by Raja Selvaraj
4· Left Ventricular Hypertrophy - 36
Revised by Raja Selvaraj
5· Right Ventricular Hypertrophy - 42
Revised by Raja Selvaraj
6· Right Bundle Branch Block - 46
Revised by Anandraja Subramanian
7· Left Bundle Branch Block - 51
Revised by Anandraja Subramanian
8· Fascicular Blocks - 54
Revised by Anandraja Subramanian
9· The SI, SII, SIII Syndrome - 60
Revised by Anandraja Subramanian
10· The Normal Electrocardiogram - 61
Revised by Raja Selvaraj
Section 2: Acquired Heart Disease - 65
11· Principles of Electrocardiographic Changes in Coronary Artery Disease - 67
Revised by Shomu Bohora
12· Coronary Artery Disease - 73
Revised by Shomu Bohora
13· Pericarditis -115
Revised by Shomu Bohora
14· Myocarditis -127
Revised by Shomu Bohora
15· Importance of Electrocardiogram in Heart Failure - 134
Revised by Shomu Bohora
16· Systemic Hypertension - 138
Revised by K. K. Narayanan Namboodiri
17· Rheumatic Heart Disease - 141
Revised by K. K. Narayanan Namboodiri
18· Mitral Valve Prolapse - 148
Revised by K. K. Narayanan Namboodiri
19· Acute Pulmonary Embolism - 150
Revised by K. U. Natarajan
20· Emphysema: Chronic Obstructive Airways Disease - 155
Revised by K. U. Natarajan
21· Drug and Electrolyte Effects - 161
Revised by Krishnakumar Nair
22· Hypothermia and Therapeutically Induced Mild Hypothermia - 168
Revised by Krishnakumar Nair
23· Electrical Alternans - 167
Revised by Krishnakumar Nair
Section 3: Congenital and Hereditary Heart Disease -171
24· Congenital Heart Disease - 173
Revised by K. K. Narayanan Namboodiri
25· The Wolff-Parkinson-White and Related Syndromes - 189
Revised by K. K. Narayanan Namboodiri
26· Cardiac Channelopathies - 199
Authored by K. K. Narayanan Namboodiri
27· Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy - 208
Revised by K. K. Narayanan Namboodiri
Part 2: The Disorders of Cardiac Rhythm - 213
Section 1: Disorders of Impulse Formation and Conduction - 215
28· Basic Principles - 217
Revised by Syamkumar Divakara Menon
29· Sinus Rhythms - 221
Revised by Syamkumar Divakara Menon
30· Ectopic Atrial Rhythms - 223
Revised by Syamkumar Divakara Menon
31· Atrioventricular Nodal Rhythms - 229
Revised by Syamkumar Divakara Menon
32· Ventricular Rhythms - 233
Revised by Syamkumar Divakara Menon
33· Parasystole - 246
Revised by Syamkumar Divakara Menon
34· Sinoatrial Block - 248
Revised by Syamkumar Divakara Menon
35· Atrioventricular Block - 250
Revised by Syamkumar Divakara Menon
36· Reciprocal Rhythm - 257
Revised by Syamkumar Divakara Menon
37· The Supraventricular Tachycardias - 261
Revised by Syamkumar Divakara Menon
Section 2: The Secondary Disorders of Rhythm - 265
38· Escape Rhythms - 267
Revised by Syamkumar Divakara Menon
39· Atrioventricular Dissociation - 270
Revised by Syamkumar Divakara Menon
40· Ventricular Fusion Complexes - 273
Revised by Syamkumar Divakara Menon
41· Aberrant Ventricular Conduction - 275
Revised by Syamkumar Divakara Menon
Section 3: Correlative Essay - 285
42· Structural Nodal Disease: The So-Called Sick Sinus Syndrome - 287
Revised by Kartikeya Bhargava
Section 4: Cardiac-Implantable Electronic Devices - 291
43· Electrocardiogram in Cardiac-Implantable Electronic Devices - 293
Authored by Karthikeya Bhargava
Appendix: General Considerations and Correlative Observations - 305
Index - 315