Archives of Disease in Childhood 2007;92:657
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How to read pediatric ECGs
A Graham Stuart
Edited by Myung K Park and Warren G Guntheroth. Published by Mosby Elsevier, 2006, £44.99 (paperback), pp 280. ISBN -10: 0-3230-3570-1
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How to read paediatric ECGs is an unusual book, which harks back to the past. In this era of information overload, the quick answer to most questions medical or otherwise can be obtained by "Googling" or similar shortcuts. This book takes a more traditional approach.
The first chapter deals with the lost art of vectorcardiography the application of basic physics and mathematics to the interpretation of the ECG. Read this chapter carefully and the mysteries of QRS axis and even the EP Holy Grail pathway spotting in Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome become less opaque. Chapter 2 is a bit more conventional and deals with the measurement of basic intervals (PR, QRS, etc) but also adds in exotica such as JT intervals. It deals with the calculation . . . [Full text of this article]
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