Computer application on ECG and VCG analysis

Computer Programs in Biomedicine 4 (1974) 42

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NEW BOOKS Computer application on ECG and VCG analysis• Proceedings of the 2nd IFIP TC-4 working conference, Hannover, 11 - 14 October, 1971. Eds. Chr. Zywietz and B. Schneider. North-Holland Publishing Company, Amsterdam London 1973; 604 pp., Dfl 110.00 (approx. US $ 44.00). The book contains the proceedings of the 2nd IFIP TC-4 working conference held in Hannover, October 1971. The 11 sessions of the conference are not given in the book from prewritten manuscripts but were worked out from tape recordings in collaboration between the lecturers, the participants in the conference and the editors of the final book form. This probably means that the book is even better than the conference. Contents

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1 • Introduction 2. Technology, Data acquisition for automated ECG analysis 3. Presentation of operational systems 4. Particular problems of automated ECG/VCG evaluation 5. Computer aided ECG/VCG diagnosis, abnormalities I 6. Computerized evaluation of ECG/VCG, abnormalities II 7. Computerized evaluation of ECG/VCG, abonormalities III 8. ECG/VCG computer application in epidemiology and preventive medicine - Methodological problems 9. Experience with computerized evaluation systems 10. Computerized exercise electrocardiography 11 • Comprehensive cardiac function testing

The lecturers represent the frontiers of knowledge and thus their papers and the following discussions are of great importance• Because so many pioneers in the field of computer application of ECG and VCG systems are participating the topics are treated both in a deep and broad manner• Everyone interested in computer application on ECG and VCG will find this book highly stimulating and an easy way to the present state of knowledge in this field. The many 'how' and perhaps 'why' in computary ECG are excellently reviewed• Lars Nordgren