TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - SURFACE ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY A1 - Bayés de Luna, Antoni A1 - Goldwasser, Diego A1 - Fiol, Miquel A1 - Bayés-Genis, Antoni A2 - Fuster, Valentin A2 - Harrington, Robert A. A2 - Narula, Jagat A2 - Eapen, Zubin J. Y1 - 2017 N1 - T2 - Hurst's The Heart, 14e AB - The surface electrocardiogram (ECG), introduced more than 100 years ago by Willem Einthoven, is the most common technique for the study of heart diseases. It is very useful for the evaluation of acute chest pain, palpitations, syncope, and acute dyspnea, and it is the gold standard for the diagnosis of cardiac arrhythmias, conduction disturbances, preexcitation syndromes, channelopathies, and some aspects of acute ischemic heart disease (IHD). Additionally, it is a fundamental tool to assess the evolution of heart diseases, in particular ischemic diseases, as well as in situations such as electrolyte disorders and drug therapy. It is also useful for epidemiologic studies and for screening and evaluation of athletes. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1161724804 ER -