Practical handbook which supports author's previously published comprehensive title: The ECG: A Two-Step Approach to Diagnosis Includes evidence-based results and case-reports The field of electrocardiogram (ECG) interpretation has developed extensively over the past century and it is still a hugely influential diagnostic test, critical for further diagnostic procedures and especially therapeutic interventions. However, not every physician and student of medicine is aware of the important theoretic basics of electrocardiology, from the relationship between anatomy and the impulse conduction system, to the correlation between ion flows and the intracellular action potential of a single myocardial working cell, lead systems and the nomenclature of the heart cycle. The author thus provides the reader with a solid grounding in the basics of electrocardiography in this highly practical and structured reference. Appropriate for all students of medicine, Fellows in internal medicine, cardiology, and any discipline requiring an in depth knowledge of the functioning of the heart, this book represents a lifetime's involvement with invasive and non-invasive cardiology by one of Switzerland's leading cardiologists. Numerous ECGs and drawings illustrate the text. Ease of reference is facilitated by the concentration on practical information without overwhelming the reader with exhaustive detail.