Rapid Review of ECG Interpretation in Small Animal Practice 2nd Edition

Small Animal ECG Review

A practical, case-based guide to electrocardiogram interpretation in small animal practice, with a focus on dogs and cats with cardiac disease. It explains the fundamentals of electrocardiography and provides a systematic approach to assessing heart rate, intervals, mean electrical axis, and atrial or ventricular enlargement and hypertrophy. The updated edition adds ECG acquisition instructions, arrhythmia treatment, Holter monitoring, and additional cases covering advanced topics such as electrical cardioversion and pacemaker function.

Key Features

• Focuses on ECG interpretation in dogs and cats
• Explains fundamental electrocardiography principles
• Provides instructions for obtaining an ECG
• Covers heart-rate determination
• Explains measurement of ECG intervals
• Covers calculation of the mean electrical axis
• Identifies atrial enlargement and ventricular hypertrophy
• Includes practical ECG interpretation cases
• Features 61 ECG cases, including 15 new cases
• Covers treatment of important cardiac arrhythmias
• Introduces 24-hour ECG and Holter monitoring
• Includes advanced cases involving cardioversion and pacemakers
• Provides a quick-reference guide to important ECG values and diagrams