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January 20, 1989, Vol 261, No. 3 >
ARTICLE | January 20, 1989

The Only EKG Book You'll Ever Need

L. Thomas Sheffield, MD
JAMA. 1989;261(3):453. doi:10.1001/jama.1989.03420030127049.
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This is an attractive textbook with a nicely designed soft cover. The breezy title establishes a sense of informality carried through with humorous illustrations and comments that serve to allay the reader's anxiety about the prospects for being able to read electrocardiograms. The attractive overall design of the book is further complemented by the well-executed and appropriately used drawings of the heart and conduction system.

The book begins with an introductory chapter and another devoted to hypertrophy and enlargement. The three-chapter section on arrhythmias and conduction disturbances is placed before the chapter on coronary heart disease. There is a chapter called "Finishing Touches" that contains well-chosen examples of miscellaneous conditions with electrocardiographic manifestations, and the book ends with a review chapter containing a simplified method for reading electrocardiograms and a set of review charts.

There are a few minor inaccuracies that do not detract from the overall usefulness of the

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