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The ECG Course The ECG Made Easy Tutorial The systematic approach to ECG interpretation Primer: Introduction Basics The 7+2 step plan: Rhythm Rate Conduction (PQ,QRS,QT) Heart Axis P Wave Morphology QRS Morphology ST Morphology Interpretation: Compare with previous ECG Conclusion Reference Card Download and print our ECG Reference Card as PDF, read the printing instructions) YouTube videos Introduction to the ECG on YouTube Teaching Files Watch our online presentations (under development) Watch a collection of online video material A Moodle ECG course with exam in under development. Our Dutch website offers free ready-made presentation files for ECG courses (in Dutch), which are being translated.

The ECG Textbook Browse the ECG Textbook: Normal tracing A Concise History of the ECG Technical Problems Sinus Rhythms Sinus Tachycardia Sinus Bradycardia Arrhythmias: Supraventricular Junctional Ventricular Genetic LQTS Brugada ARVD CPVT Ectopic Complexes Conduction AV Conduction Intraventricular Conduction Myocardial Infarction Chamber Hypertrophy Clinical Disorders Electrolyte Disorders Early Repolarization Pacemaker ECG in Athletes ECG and ethnicity ECG as a screening tool ECG in Children ECG in Congenital Heart Disease Accuracy of computer interpretation A-Z index

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 The De Voogt ECG Archive contains > 2000 ECGs Case reports from the ICBA, Argentina Case reports from Vincent de Rover, RN Rarities NEW Submit you own interesting ECG case or ECG problem Case of the Month <CSO_iFrame> src="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/embeddedform?formkey=dFRJaWhTQmxBY21oNS1BbnFjMlFrZ2c6MQ" width="300" height="475" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0">Loading...</CSO_iFrame> Answer Previous Polls

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Main Authors J.S.S.G. de Jong, MD, PhD, cardiologist electrophysiologist, OLVG, the Netherlands P.G. Postema, MD, PhD, cardiology fellow, AMC, the Netherlands, author Rob Kreuger, illustrator, AMC, the Netherlands

ECGs A.A.M. Wilde, MD PhD, FACC, FESC, FAHA,AMC, The Netherlands W.A. de Voogt, MD PhD, SLAZ, The Netherlands Dr. Alberto Giniger, chief of the Electrophysiology and Arrhythmias Department of the Instituto Cardiovascular de Buenos Aires (ICBA), Argentina. M. Rosengarten, BEng, MD, McGill University, Canada R.B.A. van den Brink, MD PhD, AMC, The Netherlands; Vincent de Rover, RN, AMC, The Netherlands; R.W. Koster, MD PhD, AMC, The Netherlands; K.J. Rooyaards, MD, OLVG, the Netherlands; L.R.C. Dekker, MD PhD, M. Meuwissen, MD, PhD; I.A. Khan, MD; M.L.J.M. van de Wetering, MD; D. Kuys; K. Arkenbout, MD, PhD

Corrections, additions and other contributions I.A.C. van der Bilt, MD; T.T. Keller, MD, PhD, Bart Duineveld, Abdelghani Bouhiouf, Sabriena Henderson, Amon Heijne, A.O. Verkerk; A.C.G. van Ginneken, K.H.W.J. Ten Tusscher, K. Goldin, MD, S. Rijkenberg, J. van der Hoek, Sebastiaan H. Hols.

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