EKG – Osmančík Pavel (2025)

More than 120 years after its invention, the electrocardiogram remains the most important diagnostic method in cardiology thanks to its accessibility, speed and versatility. Although many ECG textbooks and atlases are available, this book provides a fundamental guide covering the subject from basic principles to advanced knowledge for doctors preparing for specialist examinations in internal medicine or cardiology. Written by two leading Czech experts in electrocardiography, it explains the pathophysiological mechanisms behind individual waves and complexes in the ECG tracing, clearly organizes bradyarrhythmias and tachyarrhythmias, and logically explains how they arise using numerous real ECG tracings. The final chapters focus on ECG abnormalities associated with structural and functional disorders of the heart muscle and with extracardiac diseases. Intended for a broad medical readership, the book is a useful lifelong reference for doctors at the beginning of their careers, those preparing for specialist examinations, and experienced cardiologists and internists. The contents are in Czech.