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The theoretical basis of electrocardiology
Book reviews
Two Centuries of American Medicine--1776-1976, By James Bordley, III, M.D., and A. McGehee Harvey, M.D., Philadelphia, 1976, W. B. Saunders Company, 844 pages.
The Theoretical Basis of Electrocardiology. Edited by C. V. Nelson and D. B. Geselowitz, Oxford, 1976, Clarendon Press, 544 pages. $67.00.
This is an excellent summary of two centuries of medicine in the USA. The authors are capable physicians, teachers and authors and, as would be expected, they have published an interesting and accurate review of the i m p o r t a n t historical developments made in American medicine. This book contains a review of all aspects of medicine. It is truly an extensive and excellent historical review. The book is divided into three parts, (1) The First Century 1776-1876, (2) Period of Scientific Advances 1876-1946, and (3) Period of Explosive Growth 1946-1976. Those who have been active in medicine for m a n y years will certainly appreciate this book most, whereas the younger physician and medical student will learn a great deal about the history of American medicine. This book is worth owning.
This book on the theoretical aspects of electrocardiography edited by Nelson and Geselowitz summarizes very effectively the present-day interests in and theoretical aspects of the active potential of the heart beat. The contributing authors have described very well their own studies in theoretical electrocardiography. The subjects selected are those of greatest clinical application such as conduction, effects of respiration on the cardiac electric field, body-surface mapping, and other aspects of electrophysiology. The book is important. It reviews the i m p o r t a n t aspects of theoretic electrocardiography which should be known by those who interpret electrocardiograms routinely. Those who have not had an adequate training previously in theoretic electrocardiography will find some of the chapters extremely difficult but certainly worth studying. This is a very good publication and a new, valuable addition to the medical literature.
Advances in Cardiology--vol. 16. Electrocardiology 1974. Physiological, Pathophysiological and Diagnostic Research. Edited by Hubert Abel, Basel, 1976, S. Karger AG, 568 pages. $51.75.
This publication represents the proceedings of an international symposium on vectorcardiography held in Weisbaden on October 14 through 17, 1974. The symposium was a good one and this book reflects this very well. T h e presentations vary from fundamental discussions of electrophysiology to clinical application of vectorcardiography and electrocardiography, surface mapping, computer applications, cardiac hypertrophy, infarction, and conduction disturbances. These subjects are among the major ones discussed. Many additional short papers by many investigators are included in this excellent review of important selected aspects of vectorcardiography and electrocardiography. This is a very good publication of many short practical discussions.
Advances in Electrocardiography, vol. II. Edited by Robert C. Schlant, M.D., and J. Willis Hurst, M.D., New York, 1976, Grune & Stratton, Inc., 391 pages. $28.50.
This book on advances in electrocardiography should interest beginners training in electrocardiography and cardiology. The use of catheter electrodes for the study of electric events in the h e a r t is emphasized. The W P W syndrome is given a prominent place in the discussions in this book, as has been true in the medical literature for many years. T h e use of computers in the analysis of the ECG is discussed. The book does summarize very well the present thoughts and considerations in ECG investigations. The reader will find the presentations interesting but not always adequately critical. The book is well worth studying and is provocative.
Books received
Cardiologia D'Oggi. By Allessandro Beretta Anguissola and Vittoria Puddu, Turin, Italy, Edizioni Medico Scientifiche, 685 pages.
Social Aspects of Alcoholism. Edited by Benjamin Kissin and Henri Begleiter, New York, 1976, Plenum Publishing Company, 619 pages.
Cardiologia Pratique de L'Enfant. By Michele Thibert and Francine Leca Chetochine, Paris, 1976, Maloine s.a. Editeur, 505 pages. Price 180 Francs.
Nutritional Aspects of Human Physical and Athletic Performance. By Melvin H. Williams, Ph.D., Springfield, Ill., 1976, Charles C Thomas, Publisher, 410 pages. Price $16.95
Critical Care Medicine--Current Principles and Practices. By Max Harry Weil and Herbert Shubin, Hagerstown, Md., 1976, Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc., 154 pageS. Control Mechanisms in Essential Hypertension. By W. H. Birkenh~ger and M.A.D.H. Schalekemp, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and New York, 1976, Elsevier Scientific Publishing Company, 185 pages. Price $24.95.
American Heart Journal
Development of Angiography and Cardiovascular Catheterization. By T. Doby, M.D., Littletown, Mass., 1976, Publishing Sciences Group, Inc., 206 pages. Price $18.00. Nuclear Cardiology. Principles and Methods. Edited by Aide N. Serafini, Albert J. Gilson, and William M. Smoak, New York, 1977, P l e n u m Publishing C a r p , 245 pages.
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Two Centuries of American Medicine--1776-1976, By James Bordley, III, M.D., and A. McGehee Harvey, M.D., Philadelphia, 1976, W. B. Saunders Company, 844 pages.
The Theoretical Basis of Electrocardiology. Edited by C. V. Nelson and D. B. Geselowitz, Oxford, 1976, Clarendon Press, 544 pages. $67.00.
This is an excellent summary of two centuries of medicine in the USA. The authors are capable physicians, teachers and authors and, as would be expected, they have published an interesting and accurate review of the i m p o r t a n t historical developments made in American medicine. This book contains a review of all aspects of medicine. It is truly an extensive and excellent historical review. The book is divided into three parts, (1) The First Century 1776-1876, (2) Period of Scientific Advances 1876-1946, and (3) Period of Explosive Growth 1946-1976. Those who have been active in medicine for m a n y years will certainly appreciate this book most, whereas the younger physician and medical student will learn a great deal about the history of American medicine. This book is worth owning.
This book on the theoretical aspects of electrocardiography edited by Nelson and Geselowitz summarizes very effectively the present-day interests in and theoretical aspects of the active potential of the heart beat. The contributing authors have described very well their own studies in theoretical electrocardiography. The subjects selected are those of greatest clinical application such as conduction, effects of respiration on the cardiac electric field, body-surface mapping, and other aspects of electrophysiology. The book is important. It reviews the i m p o r t a n t aspects of theoretic electrocardiography which should be known by those who interpret electrocardiograms routinely. Those who have not had an adequate training previously in theoretic electrocardiography will find some of the chapters extremely difficult but certainly worth studying. This is a very good publication and a new, valuable addition to the medical literature.
Advances in Cardiology--vol. 16. Electrocardiology 1974. Physiological, Pathophysiological and Diagnostic Research. Edited by Hubert Abel, Basel, 1976, S. Karger AG, 568 pages. $51.75.
This publication represents the proceedings of an international symposium on vectorcardiography held in Weisbaden on October 14 through 17, 1974. The symposium was a good one and this book reflects this very well. T h e presentations vary from fundamental discussions of electrophysiology to clinical application of vectorcardiography and electrocardiography, surface mapping, computer applications, cardiac hypertrophy, infarction, and conduction disturbances. These subjects are among the major ones discussed. Many additional short papers by many investigators are included in this excellent review of important selected aspects of vectorcardiography and electrocardiography. This is a very good publication of many short practical discussions.
Advances in Electrocardiography, vol. II. Edited by Robert C. Schlant, M.D., and J. Willis Hurst, M.D., New York, 1976, Grune & Stratton, Inc., 391 pages. $28.50.
This book on advances in electrocardiography should interest beginners training in electrocardiography and cardiology. The use of catheter electrodes for the study of electric events in the h e a r t is emphasized. The W P W syndrome is given a prominent place in the discussions in this book, as has been true in the medical literature for many years. T h e use of computers in the analysis of the ECG is discussed. The book does summarize very well the present thoughts and considerations in ECG investigations. The reader will find the presentations interesting but not always adequately critical. The book is well worth studying and is provocative.
Books received
Cardiologia D'Oggi. By Allessandro Beretta Anguissola and Vittoria Puddu, Turin, Italy, Edizioni Medico Scientifiche, 685 pages.
Social Aspects of Alcoholism. Edited by Benjamin Kissin and Henri Begleiter, New York, 1976, Plenum Publishing Company, 619 pages.
Cardiologia Pratique de L'Enfant. By Michele Thibert and Francine Leca Chetochine, Paris, 1976, Maloine s.a. Editeur, 505 pages. Price 180 Francs.
Nutritional Aspects of Human Physical and Athletic Performance. By Melvin H. Williams, Ph.D., Springfield, Ill., 1976, Charles C Thomas, Publisher, 410 pages. Price $16.95
Critical Care Medicine--Current Principles and Practices. By Max Harry Weil and Herbert Shubin, Hagerstown, Md., 1976, Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc., 154 pageS. Control Mechanisms in Essential Hypertension. By W. H. Birkenh~ger and M.A.D.H. Schalekemp, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and New York, 1976, Elsevier Scientific Publishing Company, 185 pages. Price $24.95.
American Heart Journal
Development of Angiography and Cardiovascular Catheterization. By T. Doby, M.D., Littletown, Mass., 1976, Publishing Sciences Group, Inc., 206 pages. Price $18.00. Nuclear Cardiology. Principles and Methods. Edited by Aide N. Serafini, Albert J. Gilson, and William M. Smoak, New York, 1977, P l e n u m Publishing C a r p , 245 pages.
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