The Physiological Basis of the Electrocardiogram - Chapter 1
A. T. Reisner, G.D. Clifford & R.G. Mark
in Advanced Methods for ECG Analysis, (Eds. G. D. Clifford, F. Azuaje and P. E. McSharry), Artech House, Boston, 2006.
Chapter 1 provides an overview of the cellular and electromagnetic origins of the surface ECG, together with a description of the autonomic regulation of the myocardium. Discussions of both normal and abnormal morphologies and rhythms are given together with a clinical perspective on how physiological abnormalities lead to such problems.
Links:
- Prof. Mark's Quantatative Physiology course notes from MIT's Open CourseWare (OCW).
- Matlab code to interface with LabJack hardware for ECG acquisition and ECG analysis
Contents:
1.1 Cellular Processes that Underlie the ECG
1.2 The Physical Basis of Electrocardiography
1.2.1 The Normal Electrocardiogram
1.3 Introduction to Clinical Electrocardiography: Abnormal Patterns
1.3.1 The Normal Determinants of Heart Rate: The Autonomic Nervous System
1.3.2 Ectopy, Tachycardia, and Fibrillation
1.3.3 Conduction Blocks, Bradycardia, and Escape Rhythms
1.3.4 Cardiac Ischemia, Other Metabolic Disturbances, and Structural Abnormalities
1.3.5 A Basic Approach to ECG Analysis