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Welcome to ECGpedia

a wiki electrocardiography (ECG) course and textbook designed for medical professionals such as cardiac care nurses and physicians.

The ECG Course

Go to the ECG course for the Basics and the 7+2 step plan:

ECG reference pocket card

Download and print our ECG Reference Card as PDF (new improved version April 2009!, read the printing instructions)

Ready-made presentation files for ECG courses (in Dutch)

The ECG Textbook

Browse the ECG Textbook:

Cases and Examples

Cases:

Learn from these cases and examples
Guess the Culprit
Rhythm Puzzles by Prof. A.A.M. Wilde, MD, PhD
Case reports by W.G. De Voogt, MD, PhD
Rarities
The De Voogt ECG Archive contains > 2000 ECGs

ECG Case of the Month

A slow heart beat

ECGpedia in other languages

ECGpedia is also available in Dutch
We are looking for translators for other languages! Please contact us for more information if you would like to help.

Popular items

The LinkedIn Cardionetworks Group is a meeting for interested users and editors.
The whole course on 1 A4 paper.
Left bundle branch block
Measuring the QT interval - beginners - advanced
Calculate the QTc with the QTc calculator using the QT interval and the heart rate
Brugada Syndrome
Accelerated Idioventricular Rhythm
Left Bundle Branch Block

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The Heart axis simulator, made by Bart Duineveld. Click and drag the heart axis arrow to change the axis.

News & Background

The historic timeline of the Cardionetworks Foundation shows the development
All Cardionetworks sites now run on green power from NaturEnergie AG
April 2008. Due to high traffic, all websites have been moved to a new server.
The first animation made by Bart Duineveld for ECGpedia is finished.
Give us feedback on how to improve this site: contact / feedback form
ECGpedia.org is part of Cardionetworks
Read the section with Frequently Asked Questions for more information.
These people have contributed to ECGpedia.
Also read how you can contribute to ECGpedia!
Follow the development of ECGpedia
General References

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+<div style="padding:15px"><div style="font-size:18pt">'''Welcome to ECGpedia'''</div>''a [[w:wiki|wiki]] electrocardiography (ECG) course and textbook designed for medical professionals such as cardiac care nurses and physicians.''</div>
+<!-- 3 boxes -->
+<div style="padding:10px">
+<!-- course boxes -->
+{| width="100%" cellspacing="5"
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-| align="left" style="padding-left:10px;"|[[Introduction|'''&laquo; Introduction''']]
+| style="border:1px solid #E2ACB1;background-color:#FFF5F5;padding:5px;" width="33%" valign="top" |
-| align="right" style="padding-right:10px;" | [[Rate|'''Step 1: Heart Rate &raquo;''']]
+<h2 style="margin:0px;margin-bottom:15px;background-color:#D1DAEB;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3bfb1;text-align:center;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">The ECG Course</h2>
+<div align="center">[[File:Course.jpg|link=|140px]]</div>
+<div align="center" style="margin-top:15px;">
+<div style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;border-bottom:1px solid #E2ACB1;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em">Go to the [[ECG course]] for the [[Basics]] and the 7+2 step plan:</div>
+{| style="background:transparent;font-size:9pt" align="left"
 |-
+| style="background:transparent" valign="top" align="left"|
+#[[Rhythm]]
+#[[Rate]]
+#[[Conduction|Conduction (PQ,QRS,QT)]]
+#[[Heart axis]]
+#[[P wave morphology]]
+#[[QRS morphology]]
+#[[ST morphology]]
+| valign="top" align="left"|
+#[[Compare_the_old_and_new_ECG|Compare with previous ECG]]
+#[[Conclusion]]
 |}
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+<div style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;border-top:1px solid #E2ACB1;border-bottom:1px solid #E2ACB1;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px;">[http://www.ecgpedia.org/A4/ECGpedia_on_1_A4En.pdf ECG reference pocket card]</div>
+<div style="border:1px solid #ccc;padding:3px;margin-top:8px;background:white">[[File:ECG_reference_card_thumbnail.jpg|link=printing instructions|290px]]</div><div style="font-size:8pt">Download and print our '''[http://www.ecgpedia.org/A4/ECGpedia_on_1_A4En.pdf ECG Reference Card] as PDF''' (new improved version April 2009!, read the [[printing instructions]])</div>
+<div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;border-top:1px solid #E2ACB1;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;margin-top:5px;">
+[http://nl.ecgpedia.org/wiki/Powerpoint_presentaties_van_ECG_cursussen Ready-made presentation files for ECG courses (in Dutch)]
+</div>
+</div>
+<!--start 2nd center box-->
+|style="border:1px solid #E2ACB1;background-color:#FFF5F5;padding:5px;" width="33%" valign="top" |
+<h2 style="margin:0px;margin-bottom:15px;background-color:#D1DAEB;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3bfb1;text-align:center;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">The ECG Textbook</h2>
+<div align="center">[[File:book.jpg|link=|140px]]</div>
+<div align="center" style="margin-top:15px;">
+<div style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;border-bottom:1px solid #E2ACB1;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em">Browse the [[Textbook|ECG Textbook]]:</div>
+{| style="background:transparent;font-size:9pt" align="left"
+|-
+| style="background:transparent" valign="top" align="left"|
+* [[Normal tracing|Normal tracing]]
+* [[A Concise History of the ECG]]
+* [[Technical Problems|Technical Problems]]
+* [[Sinus node rhythms and arrhythmias|Sinus rhythms]]
+** [[Sinustachycardia]]
+** [[Sinusbradycardia]]
+* [[Arrhythmias|Arrhythmias:]]
+** [[Supraventricular Rhythms|supraventricular]]
+** [[Junctional Tachycardias|junctional]]
+** [[Ventricular Arrhythmias|ventricular]]
+** [[Genetic Arrhythmias|genetic]]
+** [[Ectopic Beats|ectopic beats]]
+* Conduction
+** [[AV Conduction|AV Conduction]]
+** [[Intraventricular Conduction|Intraventricular Conduction]]
+* [[Myocardial Infarction|Myocardial Infarction]]
+* [[Chamber Hypertrophy and Enlargment|Chamber Hypertrophy]]
+* [[Clinical Disorders|Clinical Disorders]]
+* [[Electrolyte Disorders|Electrolyte Disorders]]
+* [[Pacemaker|Pacemaker]]
+* [[ECG in Athletes]]
+* [[Pediatric ECGs|ECG in Children]]
+* [[Accuracy of computer interpretation]]
+* [[Special:Allpages| A-Z index]]
+|}
+</div>
+<!--start 3nd right box-->
+| style="border:1px solid #E2ACB1;background-color:#FFF5F5;padding:5px;" width="33%" valign="top" |
+<h2 style="margin:0px;margin-bottom:15px;background-color:#D1DAEB;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3bfb1;text-align:center;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Cases and Examples</h2>
+<div align="center">[[File:cases.jpg|link=|140px]]</div>
+<div align="center" style="margin-top:15px;">
+<div style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;border-bottom:1px solid #E2ACB1;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em">Cases:</div>
+{| style="background:transparent;font-size:9pt" align="left"
+|-
+| style="background:transparent" valign="top" align="left"|
+*Learn from these [[Cases and Examples|cases and examples]]
+*[[Guess the Culprit]]
+*[[Rhythm Puzzles]] by Prof. A.A.M. Wilde, MD, PhD
+*[[Case reports by W.G. De Voogt%2C MD%2C PhD]]
+*[[Rarities]]
+*The ''[[De Voogt ECG Archive]]'' contains > 2000 ECGs
+|}
+<div style="clear:both"></div>
+<div style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;border-top:1px solid #E2ACB1;border-bottom:1px solid #E2ACB1;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px;">[[DV_Case_4|ECG Case of the Month]]</div>
+<div style="padding:5px;background:white;border:1px solid #ccc;">
+<div align="center" style="margin-top:15px;">
+<div align="center">[[File:DVA0004.jpg|A slow heart beat|link=|280px]]</div>
+[[DV_Case_4| A slow heart beat]]
+</div>
+</div>
+</div>
+|}
+</div>
+</div>
+<!--end of main boxes -->
+<!--start in other language -->
+<div style="border:1px solid #E2ACB1;padding:4px;text-align:left;background-color:#FFF5F5;margin-top:10px">
+<div style="padding:15px">
+<h2 style="margin:0px;margin-bottom:15px;background-color:#D1DAEB;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3bfb1;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">'''ECGpedia in other languages'''</h2>
+*ECGpedia is also available in [http://nl.ecgpedia.org '''Dutch''']
+*We are '''looking for translators''' for other languages! Please [http://www.cardionetworks.org/contact/ecgpedia-feedback/ contact us] for more information if you would like to help.
+</div>
+</div>
+<!--end in other language -->
+<!--start popular item -->
+<div style="border:1px solid #E2ACB1;padding:4px;text-align:left;background-color:#FFF5F5;margin-top:10px">
+<div style="padding:15px">
+<h2 style="margin:0px;margin-bottom:15px;background-color:#D1DAEB;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3bfb1;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">'''Popular items'''</h2>
+{| width=100% style="background:transparent"
+|-
+| width="50%" align="left" valign="top" |
+*The [http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1872552 LinkedIn Cardionetworks Group] is a meeting for interested users and editors.
+*The [http://www.ecgpedia.org/A4/ECGpedia_on_1_A4En.pdf whole course on 1 A4 paper.]
+*[[LBBB|Left bundle branch block]]
+*Measuring the QT interval - [[Conduction#The_QT_interval|beginners]] - [[Difficult QT|advanced]]
+*Calculate the QTc with the [[QTc calculator]] using the QT interval and the heart rate
+*[[Brugada Syndrome]]
+*[[Aivr|Accelerated Idioventricular Rhythm]]
+*[[LBBB|Left Bundle Branch Block]]
+|
+{| class="wikitable" align="right" style="margin:0px;margin-left:10px;"
+|<flashow>http://nl.ecgpedia.org/images/c/cc/Heartaxis.swf|height=250px|width=100%|</flashow>
+|-
+| The [[Heart_axis|Heart axis simulator]], made by Bart Duineveld. Click and drag the heart axis arrow to change the axis.
+|}
+|}
+</div>
+</div>
+<!--end popular item -->
+<!--start news-->
+<div style="border:1px solid #E2ACB1;padding:4px;text-align:left;background-color:#FFF5F5;margin-top:10px;">
+<div style="padding:15px">
+<h2 style="margin:0px;margin-bottom:15px;background-color:#D1DAEB;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3bfb1;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">'''News & Background'''</h2>
+{| width=100% style="background:transparent"
+|-
+| width="50%" align="left" valign="top" |
+*The [http://www.cardionetworks.org/timeline/ historic timeline] of the Cardionetworks Foundation shows the development
+*All Cardionetworks sites now run on green power from NaturEnergie AG
+*April 2008. Due to high traffic, all websites have been moved to a new server.
+*The first [[media:Normal_SR.swf|animation]] made by Bart Duineveld for ECGpedia is finished.
+*Give us feedback on how to improve this site: [http://www.cardionetworks.org/contact/ecgpedia-feedback/ contact / feedback form]
+*ECGpedia.org is part of [http://www.cardionetworks.org Cardionetworks]
+*Read the section with [[Frequently Asked Questions]] for more information.
+*[[Authors|These people]] have contributed to ECGpedia.
+*Also read how you can [[Contributing to ECGpedia|contribute to ECGpedia]]!
+*Follow the [[Timeline|development of ECGpedia]]
+*General [[References]]
+| width="50%" align="right" |
+{| class="wikitable" align="right" style="margin:0px;margin-left:10px;"
+|<flashow>http://nl.ecgpedia.org/images/0/09/Normal_SR.swf|align=right|height=300px|width=300px</flashow>
+|}
+|}
+</div>
+</div>
+<!--end news -->
+[[nl:Hoofdpagina]]