There are many hundreds of EKG books in existence, but I can probably count on one or two hands those that I would consider exceptionally good.
ECG Pocket Brain by (2011) by Ken Grauer MD is one of the best. You can download a generously-sized excerpt for free here. The book is concise, relevant and very easy to absorb and to apply to real-life clinical scenarios. It covers almost all of the really important electrocardiography findings, including Wolf-Parkinson-White, Brugada Syndrome, high lateral wall MI, and pulmonary embolism, among many others.
I think future editions would benefit from a more comprehensive table of contents. For example, PE isn’t listed separately in the table of contents. Rather, you have to look for it under “Chamber Enlargement.” That’s fine if you know where to look, but not if you are new to the book and need the information in a pinch. This issue aside, ECG Pocket Brain is probably one of the most practical and reliable EKG pocket books in existence.
I recommend it very highly, most especially to medical students, but also to residents and to anyone who is needs to learn how to interpret EKGs.
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