The purpose of this book is not to discuss in depth various topics in medicine nor to describe in detail all possible controversial subjects in car diology. The primary intention is to describe common cardiac problems with significant controversial viewpoints frequently encountered in our daily practice. This book presents 19 chapters, including the Coronary Arteries in Fatal Coronary Events, Prophylactic Antiarrhythmic Therapy in Acute Myocar dial Infarction, Mobile Coronary Care-Is It Really Needed?, The Use of Artificial Pacemakers in Acute Myocardial Infarction, Treatment of Car diogenic Shock, Serum Digitalis Level-Practical Value, Factors Modifying the Efficacy of Digitalis, Hyperlipidemia and Vascular Disease, Antianginal Agents for Coronary Heart Disease, Anticoagulation Therapy for Coronary Heart Disease, When to Operate on Congenital Heart Diseases, Indications for Coronary Artery Surgery and Patient Selection, Car diomyopathy: Diagnostic Criteria and Classification, Therapeutic Approach to Idiopathic Hypertrophic Sub aortic Stenosis, Current Concepts of Hemiblocks, Physical Activity and Coronary Heart Disease, His Bundle Electrocardiography-Its Clinical Value, Computerized Electrocar diography-Its Practical Value, and Echocardiography-Its Practical Value. As the title of the book indicates, the "pro and con" viewpoints are described in each chapter, and the authors final conclusions are expressed at the end of each. It is hoped that the book will be provocative as well as educational and practical. The contents are intended to be clinical, concise, and practical, so that this book will provide all physicians with up-to-date materials that will assist them directly in the daily care of their patients with common cardiac problems."

Ambulatory (Holter monitor) electrocardiog understand the clinical situation. Diagrams and raphy has been one of the most essential and tables considered to be clinically pertinent are most useful noninvasive diagnostic tools in the also shown. In some instances, the clinically field of cardiovascular disea e in the past decade. important electrocardiographic rhythm strips The primary indication for ambulatory obtained in our Emergency Room and Cardiac (Holter monitor) electrocardiography is to Clinic are illustrated. The exercise electrocardio document any cardiac arrhythmia, particularly grams (treadmill stress ECG testing) are in when the rhythm disturbance occurs transiently cluded in cases in which they are clinically or intermittently. The Holter monitor electro useful. cardiography has an equally important role in In General Considerations, indications, the the evaluation of various symptoms, such as proper approach to interpretation, and tech nical aspects, as well as lead systems of the dizziness, syncope, chest pain, and palpitations, which may be related to cardiac rhythm dis Holter monitor electrocardiography, are dis turbances. In addition, the Holter monitor cussed. The value of Holter monitor electro cardiography is compared with that of the electrocardiography provides useful information exercise (stress) ECG test. The Appendix for the diagnosis of transient myocardial is chemia and the evaluation of anti-arrhythmic summarizes the material by way of 11 tables. This book will be of particular value to all drug therapy as well as artificial pacemaker primary physicians, including family physicians, function."