WinArrhythmia: a Windows based application for studying cardiac arrhythmias.
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.
Takeuchi
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Department of Medical Informatics, School of Medicine, Kitasato University, Sagamahira, Japan. take@bme.ahs.kitasato-u.ac.jp
Ikeda
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Nara
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Miyahara
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Mitobe
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D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006801:Humans; D012984:Software