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Metabolism of the hypoxic and ischaemic heart
3ournd of Mokcular and Cellular Cardiokgy (1973) 5, 207-2 11
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Deduct& and Polyfmrametric Ekctrocardiography. Sodi-Pallares D., Medrano G. A., Bisteni A., Ponce de Leon J. 568 pages; 267 figures. Price: U.S. $26. Instituto National de Cardiologia de Mexico, Mexico, 1970.
The book consists of two parts. The first part explains classic electrocardiography based on anatomical data, electrophysiological principles and heart cell metabolism. An attempt is made to explain each component of the different waves of the depolarization-repolarization cyles in normal and pathologic conditions. The authors condemn routine pattern-reading of ECGs without a deeper investigation or a logical approach. The second part covers more detailed concepts of heart cell metabolism and electronmicroscopy in various conditions, as well as discussing the importance of the polarizing treatment consisting of a diet low in sodium and high in potassium, as well as infusion of glucose, insulin and potassium. The work is the summary of the longstanding clinical and experimental experience of the Mexican National Cardiac Institute and contains several original ideas such as the polarizing effect, the septal barrier concept, the electrotone effect to explain pre-excitation, and classification and description of the bundle branch blocks. Three-quarters of the extensive bibliography list is to the work of the members of the Mexican Institute but no attempt is made to link each reference to the site in the book where it is discussed. The English translation of the original Spanish work contains 40 printing errors which are rather irritating. This is an unusual book on electrocardiography, quite different from the usual series of classic ECG books. Even though the way of thinking is very personal and sometimes philosophical, anyone who is involved with electrocardiography should at least be aware of the concepts put forward in this book. This book represents one of the few attempts to explain electrocardiographic changes in cellular metabolic terms, and as such is of great interest to readers of Molecular and Cellular CardiobiY* Heart OverLoading.International Symposium organized by the Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale in Paris, March 14 and 15 sponsored by the Council of Clinical Sciences of the International Society of Cardiology with the participation of the European Section of the International Study Group for Research in Cardiac Metabolism, 1972. Editor: P. Y. Hatt. Publishers: L’Inserm, 15 rue des Abondances, 92 Boulogne, France, 1972. Price: 50 Ffr. Metabolism of the Hrpoxic and Ischaemk Heart. Joint Symposium of the International Society of Cardiology and World Health Organization, Geneva 1972. Editors: P. Moret and Z. Fejfar. Publishers: S. Karger, Basel. Price: US$: 27.45, DM: 92, E10.80, Sfr: 98.
Book
Reviews
Deduct& and Polyfmrametric Ekctrocardiography. Sodi-Pallares D., Medrano G. A., Bisteni A., Ponce de Leon J. 568 pages; 267 figures. Price: U.S. $26. Instituto National de Cardiologia de Mexico, Mexico, 1970.
The book consists of two parts. The first part explains classic electrocardiography based on anatomical data, electrophysiological principles and heart cell metabolism. An attempt is made to explain each component of the different waves of the depolarization-repolarization cyles in normal and pathologic conditions. The authors condemn routine pattern-reading of ECGs without a deeper investigation or a logical approach. The second part covers more detailed concepts of heart cell metabolism and electronmicroscopy in various conditions, as well as discussing the importance of the polarizing treatment consisting of a diet low in sodium and high in potassium, as well as infusion of glucose, insulin and potassium. The work is the summary of the longstanding clinical and experimental experience of the Mexican National Cardiac Institute and contains several original ideas such as the polarizing effect, the septal barrier concept, the electrotone effect to explain pre-excitation, and classification and description of the bundle branch blocks. Three-quarters of the extensive bibliography list is to the work of the members of the Mexican Institute but no attempt is made to link each reference to the site in the book where it is discussed. The English translation of the original Spanish work contains 40 printing errors which are rather irritating. This is an unusual book on electrocardiography, quite different from the usual series of classic ECG books. Even though the way of thinking is very personal and sometimes philosophical, anyone who is involved with electrocardiography should at least be aware of the concepts put forward in this book. This book represents one of the few attempts to explain electrocardiographic changes in cellular metabolic terms, and as such is of great interest to readers of Molecular and Cellular CardiobiY* Heart OverLoading.International Symposium organized by the Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale in Paris, March 14 and 15 sponsored by the Council of Clinical Sciences of the International Society of Cardiology with the participation of the European Section of the International Study Group for Research in Cardiac Metabolism, 1972. Editor: P. Y. Hatt. Publishers: L’Inserm, 15 rue des Abondances, 92 Boulogne, France, 1972. Price: 50 Ffr. Metabolism of the Hrpoxic and Ischaemk Heart. Joint Symposium of the International Society of Cardiology and World Health Organization, Geneva 1972. Editors: P. Moret and Z. Fejfar. Publishers: S. Karger, Basel. Price: US$: 27.45, DM: 92, E10.80, Sfr: 98.