The ECG Made Easy by John Hampton

For almost four decades, The ECG Made Easy by John Hampton has been regarded as the best basic book to the ECG, having sold over 500,000 copies and been translated into more than a dozen languages. The British Medical Journal has hailed it as a “medical classic,” and it has been a go-to resource for generations of medical and health care professionals who require a firm grasp of the ECG’s fundamentals.

This well-known book “The ECG Made Easy by John Hampton” convinces the reader that the ECG is simple to comprehend and that its usage is a natural extension of gathering the patient’s history and completing a physical examination. It guides electrocardiogram users through the process of quickly and accurately identifying normal and abnormal ECG patterns.

• A wonderfully practical and informative introduction to a challenging subject.
• Provides a thorough grasp of the electrocardiogram (ECG) and its application to the diagnosis and therapy of aberrant heart rhythms.
• Emphasizes the role of the complete 12-lead ECG through the use of accurate recording reproductions.
• Due to the unique page size, 12-lead ECGs can be shown on a single page for clarity.
• A new chapter, ‘The ECG Made Very Easy,’ distills the principles of ECG use in clinical practice with minimal theory and maximum application.
• The second section discusses the theory underlying ECG recording in order to begin basic lead interpretation.
• The third section examines the clinical interpretation of individual ECGs obtained from patients with chest discomfort, dyspnea, palpitations, and syncope, as well as the usual variability in ECGs obtained from healthy participants.