Recommended Reading List for CSCT Certification Exam

 

The following textbooks and publications are intended to assist candidates in the preparation of the CSCT National Certification Examinations. All CSCT National Certification Examination questions have been referenced to 1 or more of the textbooks /publications on this list.

 

Pharmacology:

1.  Drugs for the Heart by Opie and Gersh - Drugs for the Heart:8th edition: L Opie, B. Gersch: Elsevier Health Sciences: 9781455726752

 

ECG:

1.  12 Lead ECG: The Art of Interpretation by Garcia - 12 lead ECG the Art of Interpretation: 2nd edition: Tomas B Garcia, Neil E Holtz: Jones       and Bartlett Learning: 9781284040883
2.  ECG Workout by Huff - ECG Workout: Exercises in Arrhythmia Interpretation: 7th edition: Jane Huff: Lippincort, Williams and Wilkins:  9781469899824

 

Holter:

1.  ECG Workout by Huff - ECG Workout: Exercises in Arrhythmia Interpretation: 7th edition: Jane Huff: Lippincort, Williams and Wilkins: 9781469899824
2.  ACC/AHA Guidelines for Ambulatory Electrocardiography: Executive Summary and Recommendations: http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/100/8/886
3. CSCT Practical Applications of Cardiology Technology CSCT Ambulatory Monitoring

 

ETT:

1.  ACSMs Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription - ACSMs Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription:  9th Edition: American College of Sports Medicine: Wolters Kluwer: 9781609136055
2.  Pocket Guide to Stress Testing:1st edition: Edward Chung: Blackwell Science: 977-0-8654-2509-5
3.  AHA Guidelines - Exercise Standards for Testing and Training: http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/early/2013/07/22/CIR.0b013e31829b5b44
4. CSCT ETT Chapter - CSCT Exercise Tolerance Testing

 

EP:

1. EP: Getting Started Mark W. Sweesy Cardiac Device Consultants, Inc. no ISBN can be ordered from the following website. https://atischool.org/shop/ep-getting- started-new-release/

 

Cardiac Implantable Devices:

1. Cardiac Pacing and ICDs:6th edition: Kenneth Ellenbogen, Karoly Kaszala: John Wiley & Sons: 9781118459508
2. Nuts and Bolts of Paced ECG Interpretation: Tom Kenney John Wiley & Sons: 9781444357073

 

Pathophysiology:

1. Pathophysiology of Heart Disease: 6th edition: Leonard Lilly: Wolters Kluwer: 9781451192759
2. Clinical Cardiology Made Ridiculously Simple: 4th edition: Michael Chizner: MEDMASTER INC.: 9781935660040
3. Netter’s Cardiology: 2nd edition: Marschall Runge, George Stouffer, Cam Patterson: Elsevier Canada: 9781437706376

 

Pediatrics:

1. Pediatric ECG Interpretation: An Illustrative Guide: Barbara Deal, Christopher Johnsrude, Scott Buck: John Wiley & Sons: 9781405146784

 

Misc:

1. CSCT Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice

 

Additional reading recommendations:

• The Only EKG Book You'll Ever Need: 6th edition: Malcolm Thaler: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins: 9781605471402 
• The Complete Guide to ECGs: 4th edition: James O’Keefe: Jones & Bartlett Learning: 9781284066340 
• How to Read Pediatric ECGs Myung Park, Warren Guntheroth: Elsevier Canada: 9780323035705

 

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