Abstract
The electrocardiogram (ECG) records electric potential changes in the electrical field produced by the heart. Although it records only the electrical behavior of the heart, it can be used to identify numerous metabolic, hemodynamic, and anatomic changes. Electrocardiography is considered a gold standard for the diagnosis of arrhythmias (see Chapter 17). In this chapter, mostly nonarrhythmic ECG changes will be reviewed. Abbreviations and acronyms used in this chapter can be found in Table 1. © 2006 Humana Press Inc.
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Dimino, T. L., Ivanov, A., Burke, J. F., & Kowey, P. R. (2006). Electrocardiography. In Essential Cardiology: Principles and Practice: Second Edition (pp. 117–138). Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-918-9_8
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