The ECG Made Easy

by John R. Hampton

For forty years The ECG Made Easy has been regarded as the best introductory guide to the ECG, with sales of over half a million copies as well as being translated into a dozen languages. Hailed by the British Medical Journal as a "medical classic", it has been a favourite of generations of medical and health care staff who require clear, basic knowledge about the ECG. This famous book encourages the reader to accept that the ECG is easy to understand and that its use is just a natural extension of taking the patient’s history and performing a physical examination. It directs users of the electrocardiogram to straightforward and accurate identification of normal and abnormal ECG patterns.

Genres: Medicine, Medical, Nonfiction, Textbooks, Science, Reference

208 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1973

Reviews

[Tasnim Hatem · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very useful!
Our professor recommended reading this book.
Besides the information that I learned about the ECG, this book enhanced my medical English too.
P.S. We're studying medicine in Arabic. This is Syria!
Thank you Dr.John. You've really made the ECG easy :)

[Aman]

an amazing book to understand the principles of ECG from the basics till diagnosis in such an easy short way

loved how it has a "things to remember" corner at the end of each section
and a whole chapter called "reminds" which summarize most of the book's information in the end, just before a very useful chapter called "Now test yourself"

it has an easy language, loooots of diagrams & ways to simplify remembering what's importent
recommended to any med student who's interested ^_^

[Elo Maria]

"EKG normist kõrvalekallete äratundmine on suuresti sarnane olukorraga, kui te tunnete ära elevandi - kui olete korra näinud, siis jääb see kogu eluks meelde."

Let's agree to disagree, ütleksin ma selle peale. Lihtne see EKG nüüd küll ei ole, aga natuke lihtsamaks läks küll.

" Vatsakeste virvendus - Kui vatsakeste lihaskiud kontraheeruvad sõltumatult, siis ei ole näha QRS-komplekse ja EKG's puudub igasugune korrapära. Kuna enamasti on patsient selleks ajaks, kui te olete kindlaks teinud, et konkreetne EKG muster ei ole tingitud mõne elektroodi lahtitulekust, juba teadvuse kaotanud siis on seda rütmihäiret enamasti lihtne diagnoosida. "

[Shaikha · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best ECG book out there! 💯👏🏼

[Hossam Eldeen · Rating 5 out of 5]

I recommend that book to every medical student and anyone related to the medical field, so simple and it will be the best option if you don't know how to read and interpret the ECG.

[Farhana Lüba · Rating 3 out of 5]

So, I was studying for my medicine OSPE, and I needed to go through this book once again. While I was at it, I actually ended up reading all of it, lol. That's what I do when I don't have time to spare before exams, I waste my precious time until I keep regretting my existence.
But anyway, I personally loved the book. Everything was put in such simple terms, that I could understand better even while I was at it myself. There are a LOT of sample ECGs, which helped a lot to teach me to diagnose ECG reports better. I loved the easygoing yet informative writing. This is one of the very good books out there on ECG, according to me.
One thing though, I wish the sample ECGs were bigger. I have very poor eyesight, and it took a toll on my eyesight yet again. The P waves and pathological Qs were so small that it was hard to differentiate between them. And also, I wish they didn't mention the answers to the sample ECGs on the same page, an idiot student like me feels like cheating on herself, haha.
But overall, I'm thankful to this book for saving my prof OSPE (that one station). And I hope it saves me during the viva, as well 😊

[Sara · Rating 4 out of 5]

It gave quick and simple advices for reading and understanding an ECG.

It was useful to read.

But there are not much examples in this book. You need to see more and more ECGs so you can understand them better.

[P-the book nerd · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was really good! If you don't know anything about ECGs go and read this one!

[Zineb | زينب · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oui! Facile et simple
Trés intéressant pour tt étudiant en médecine
❤

[Ereel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book to learn about ECGs or revise interpertations of ECG. The most important lesson is an ECG without clinical context is not very useful.

[sou ha · Rating 4 out of 5]

Une introduction à l'ECG destinée aux étudiants en médecine , aux infirmiers et infirmières , au personnel paramédical et aux ambulanciers .
Un outil de révision pour ceux et celles qui ont oublié une partie de ce qu'ils ont appris lorsqu'ils étaient étudiants .

Indispensable 👌👌

[Hadjer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ce livre n'est qu'une introduction au raisonnement devant un ECG et non pas un guide complet.
C'est une lecture facile et fluide sans ambiguité.
ça m'a aidé à éclaircir certains points.

[Youssef Abbes · Rating 5 out of 5]

yeah I dunno why i took so long to finally finish this, but yeah very useful medical aid and recommended to all junior doctors and fellow health workers !

[MuuLee · Rating 5 out of 5]

very good, highly recommend for students who want to understand ECG

[Mardin Uzeri · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perfect starting point for anyone who seeks to learn the basics quickly yet efficiently. This book provides an easy to understand approach with plenty of examples after each explanation.

[Timothy Easthope · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must read obviously.

Very simplistic way of breaking things down.
Easy to read chapters
Tests and makes sure you’ve understood.

If you’re in the profession an obvious must read.

[Amirreza Mahmoudzadeh-Sagheb · Rating 4 out of 5]

"The ECG Made Easy" by John R. Hampton

This book is a good introduction to ECG. It explains the inner logic of some patterns (like septal Q, bundle branch block) of ECG, but the reasons for some others like T inversion or down-sloping ST segment depression are not explained. Anyway, it seems that the reason for the latter is not needed to be known by non-specialists. Thus, you have to memorize some things without knowing their why.

The examples and exercises are provided in two other books by the same author: The ECG In Practice and 150 ECG Problems. In order to be an expert in interpreting the ECG, you'll need to read these two books too.

[Katri-Helena Allas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lugesin eesti keeles (aga Goodreadsis seda editionit ei ole). Pealkirjaga ma siiani ei nõustu (eesti k - EKG - see on lihtne), aga samas oooluliselt selgemaks tegi seda temaatikat küll. Eriti meeldisid mulle kokkuvõtvad osad peatükkide lõpus ja viimane, enesetestimise peatükk. Ilma selle raamatuta oleks ikka väga raske EKGst aru saada! Hea meel, et selle vaeva nägin ja raamatu läbi lugesin.

[Bachar Alabdullah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great introductory book suitable for whoever doesn’t know anything about reading and interpreting ECGs and has an interest in learning to do so. Well written, easy to follow, and I especially enjoyed the practice cases included in the last chapter.

[Dr. Gajendra · Rating 1 out of 5]

Ecg papaer segment not visualised

Theory is too good , but main problem is ecg paper different segment not visualised even after zooming the pic then its difficult to calculate different interval..
Kindly fi this issue

[Alex · Rating 5 out of 5]

O introducere ușoară. Lectura în franceza a făcut sa fie puțin mai dificila dar per total de mare ajutor. Exista și 10 trasee la sfârșit sa iti poți testa cunostintele. Recomand pentru cei care vor sa învețe bazele ecg-ului.

[Kei · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book a long time ago when I was still in medical school in 2005-2010 (so most likely its older version). I recently re-read its 10th edition. Definitely a must-read textbook for medical students, junior physicians, or medical doctors.

[Jens Guldborg · Rating 3 out of 5]

Læste den første danske udgave fra Munksgaard i 2006. Ganske udmærket introduktion. Fine illustrationer.

[Misbah · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book broke down important concepts for me and help me get over the fear that I would never understand ECGs.

[Anoop Jain · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hi

[Sidra Komal]

Good

[Tayyab Noor · Rating 5 out of 5]

i lovee

[Ramya · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good book

[Mohammad Al Refaei · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best books for any medical student on the topic of ECG.
This is the second time I read it, worth every minute reading it.

[Aleksandra · Rating 4 out of 5]

przeczytałam, ale stwierdzam, że EKG wcale nie jest takie proste