The following are a list of reliable Web Links. These links can be used to research additional information on selected topics discussed in your textbook.
Cardiology Organizations |
• American Heart Association |
This is the official web site of the American Heart Association. At this site you can read about family health, risk awareness, access the AHA's Heart and Stroke A-Z Guide, access information on AHA Guidelines, and much more. |
• American College of Cardiology |
The American College of Cardiology's web site. Scroll down to view the ECG of the month. |
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ECG Education |
• Program for Teaching EKG Reading Skills |
This site gives access to JOSEPH for DOS, a program written to help teach EKG reading skills to fourth year medical students. Scroll down for links to downloadable ECGs. |
• ECG Library: A Brief History of Electrocardiography |
This site gives a brief history of electrocardiography and how it developed. |
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General Cardiology Information |
• The Online Journal of Cardiology |
This is the site for The Online Journal of Cardiology. Access echocardiogram images, x-ray images, a virtual stethoscope, and the EKG World Encyclopedia under the "Medical Teaching" link. |
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Online ECGs and ECG Information |
• EKG World Encyclopedia |
This link takes you directly to the EKG World Encyclopedia. At this site, view a multitude of EKGs by topic, test your interpretation skills with the EKG Quiz, read case studies, or submit interpretations for feedback. |
• The Alan E. Lindsay ECG Learning Center in Cyberspace |
Follow this link to reach The Alan E. Lindsay ECG Learning Center in Cyberspace authored by Frank G. Yanowitz, MD, University of Utah School of Medicine. Click on "Tests" to test your knowledge with online quizzes. Click on "ECG Outline" to access information on reading ECGs and ECG abnormalities. Click on "Image Index" to view ECGs and other ECG-related images. |
• Paediatric ECG of the Week |
View the Paediatric Electrocardiogram of the Week or peruse the ECG archives. |
• The Atlas of Electrocardiography |
View the ECGs found in the Atlas of Electrocardiography. |
• The ECG Library |
This site contains an ECG library with many in the 12-lead format. Each ECG is accompanied by an analysis. A good listing of additional Internet resources of ECGs is found under "Related ECG Links." |
• ECG Guidelines |
This is the direct link to the electrocardiography guidelines from the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. |
• ECG Library - Related Sites |
A great resource of ECG-related sites, including ECG images, online articles, abstracts from literature, ECG history, and more. |