Electrocardiography

Turner, O.B.E., M.A., M.D., F.R.GP., F.R.C.P.E. (Pp. viii + 155; figs. 177. 20s.) Edinburgh and London: E. & S. Livingstone, 1963. THIS book is a collection of articles on "Clinical Electrocardiography in General Practice" published by the author in the Practitioner in 1962. It is intended for those who wish to learn some of the elementary principles of a complicated subject. The value and limitations of the electrocardiographic technique are stressed. The illustrations are excellent and the text makes interesting reading and contains important clinical data. There is a section on vectorcardiography, although it is clear that the author relies on the unipolar conception for interpretation of tracings. This book can be recommended to all for general reading, and its cheap price should assure a wide circulation. E. F.