New edition of the classic complete reference book for cardiologists and trainee cardiologists on the theory and practice of electrocardiography, one of the key modalities used for evaluating cardiology patients and deciding on appropriate management strategies.

This volume consists of proceedings divided into 7 sections with a total of 89 papers. The proceedings are contributed by leading European, N American and Japanese researchers in this field. Recent works in various aspects of electrocardiology are discussed including mathematical modeling, cardial electrophysiology, cardiac arrhythmias, body surface mapping, computer applications, diagnostic criteria, ambulatory monitoring, conduction defects, etc. With the latest developments in the field of electrocardiology explored, this book will interest, inform and benefit doctors, physicists and computer scientists as well.

In the last 15 years we have had the opportunity to teach Electrocardiography to many different types of student: doctors preparing to become cardiologists, cardiologists attending weekly 'refresher' sessions at our hospital, general practitioners who wish to become adept at electrocardiography and attend our yearly courses and, finally, the medical students of the Universidad Aut6noma of Barcelona. We cover everything with these students from the basics of electrophysiology to applied electrocardiographic semiology. This quadruple experience has proved stimulating, constantly motivating the search for better and more precise material, and the most appropriate didactic presentation for each type of student, each of whom has different requirements. I have always felt that didactic capability is not related to the intelligence of the professor, or to the amount of knowledge this person possesses, but really depends on the 'quality' of this knowledge, the 'desire' to transmit it and the 'capacity' to adapt to each teaching situation.

First multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.