title: WinArrhythmia: a Windows based application for studying cardiac arrhythmias.
abstract: We have developed Windows-based software for ECG training as a tool in teaching physiology. A standard user interface allows the user to choose which arrhythmia to review. The arrhythmia is drawn in real time with sound beeps synchronized to R waves. The system also presents a brief summary or multiple choice question corresponding to the arrhythmia. A ladder diagram shows how simulate the conduction system, which consisted of 4 modules characterized by 4 parameters: automaticity, refractory period, antegrade- and retrograde-conduction time. This system has proved both useful and effective for training medical students in ECG interpretation of arrhythmias.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Informatics, School of Medicine, Kitasato University, Sagamahira, Japan. take@bme.ahs.kitasato-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nara
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Miyahara
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mitobe
mesh_terms: D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006801:Humans; D012984:Software