Electrocardiogram (ECG) analysis is a valuable skill an is extremely useful in diagnosis, monitoring of disease progression and response to treatment. Thsi book will introduce the novice to ECGs and will improve the interpretative skills of the more experienced ECG-reader. This book features: - Informative diagrams and illustrations - Full description of the principles underlying the ECG - Examples of ECGs in different conditions - A detailed explanation of how ECG interpretation depends critically on the clinical circumstances - Full clinical information to allow readers to interpret the ECG in a variety of different clinical situations The ECG in Clinical-Decision Making has been written for a wide variety of health professionals, including medical and nursing students, junior and senior doctors of all specialties, CCU and ITU nurses, cardiac physiologists and chest-pain and heart-failure nurses.