Martin - Small Animal ECGs An Introductory Guide

To my family: my wife Mary
and our three sons, David, Dennis and Sean

This edition first published 2015 2015 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd

Second edition published 2007 by Mike Martin

First edition published 2000 by Mike Martin

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Martin, Mike W. S., author.

Small animal ECGs : an introductory guide / Mike Martin. Third edition.

p. ; cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Summary: Small Animal ECGs: An Introductory Guide provides all the information that veterinarians need when using electrocardiography techniques for the first time Provided by publisher.

ISBN 978-1-118-40973-2 (paperback)

1. Veterinary electrocardiography. I. Title. II. Title: Small animal electrocardiography.

[DNLM: 1. Electrocardiography veterinary. 2. Animals, Domestic. SF 811]

SF811.M37 2015

636.08961207547 dc23

2015007744

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Yet again, this new edition comes with a significant amount of change and update, but the target audience remains the beginners, from veterinary graduates and students to nurses and technicians. It remains an easy-to-read introduction to ECGs. Usefully, it also includes an explanation of the clinical findings with each arrhythmia, what the rhythm might sound like on auscultation and when there is a pulse deficit.

For this edition I also asked a number of friends and colleagues in the world of cardiology for suggestions, tips and advice. These have been incorporated into this edition, so please also read the acknowledgements.

So I hear you ask, What are the changes? The general flow of the book remains unchanged, but some chapters have been divided to further improve explanation and understanding. There are extra chapters on Holter monitoring, with one explaining the mechanisms of supraventricular tachycardias (which is a new development to our knowledge and the available treatment ablation). There are additional sections explaining compensatory pauses, fusion complexes and Ashman's phenomenon. There is a larger section on accelerated idioventricular rhythm (AIVR), which has been an increasingly recognised arrhythmia.

Finally, the book is now in colour, which I hope provides a more enjoyable read. All the ECG tracings are new and reproduced in colour. The line diagrams are now all beautifully illustrated in colour, which adds to easier understanding and explanation.

The continuing positive feedback and demand for a third edition has been great. Thanks!

Mike Martin

Mike Martin graduated from University College Dublin in 1986. He worked for 2 years in mixed practice and 4 years at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, as a House-Physician and then as Resident in Veterinary Cardiology. During this time, he gained the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Certificate and Diploma in Veterinary Cardiology and then RCVS Specialist status in Veterinary Cardiology in 1995, which has been re-validated every 5 years ever since. He has since been an examiner for the RCVS at Certificate and Diploma level.

He has been working at his own, private, referral practice since 1992 (over 20 years) and has published over 40 scientific peer-reviewed papers. He is a frequent CPD lecturer within Europe and has presented his clinical research at Specialist Cardiology meetings in both Europe and the United States. He has been both Honorary Secretary and Chairman of the Veterinary Cardiovascular Society. He is author of two textbooks: Small Animal ECGs: An Introductory Guide (3rd edition) and Cardiorespiratory Diseases of the Dog and Cat (2nd edition) published by Wiley and has written a number of book chapters in Veterinary Textbooks.

He is a recipient of BSAVA awards: in 1993, the Dunkin Award; in 2000, the Melton Award; in 2006, the PetSavers Award; and in 2010, the Dunkin and Blaine Awards.