Eighth edition (1st, 1954) of this practical text on electrocardiogram interpretation. Added here are materials on such subjects as mechanisms of arrhythmias, obesity, cardiomyopathy, hypothermia, and extrasystoles, and particularly on chamber hypertrophy, tachycardias, pre-excitation, and myocardial infarcation, among others. New references and illustrations. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.