WINARRHYTHMIA - A WINDOWS-BASED APPLICATION FOR STUDYING CARDIAC-ARRHYTHMIAS

Authors
TAKEUCHI A IKEDA N NARA Y MIYAHARA H MITOBE H
Citation
A. Takeuchi et al., WINARRHYTHMIA - A WINDOWS-BASED APPLICATION FOR STUDYING CARDIAC-ARRHYTHMIAS, Computer methods and programs in biomedicine, 55(3), 1998, pp. 199-206
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Computer Science Interdisciplinary Applications","Computer Science Theory & Methods","Computer Science Interdisciplinary Applications","Engineering, Biomedical","Medical Informatics","Computer Science Theory & Methods
Journal title
Computer methods and programs in biomedicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
01692607
Volume
55
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
199 - 206
Database
ISI
SICI code
0169-2607(1998)55:3<199:W-AWAF>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
We have developed Windows-based software for ECG training as a tool in teaching physiology. A standard user interface allows the user to cho ose which arrhythmia to review. The arrhythmia is drawn in real time w ith sound beeps synchronized to R waves. The system also presents a br ief summary or multiple choice question corresponding to the arrhythmi a. A ladder diagram shows how simulate the conduction system, which co nsisted of 4 modules characterized by 4 parameters: automaticity, refr actory period, antegrade-and retrograde-conduction time. This system h as proved both useful and effective for training medical students in E CG interpretation of arrhythmias. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ireland Lt d. All rights reserved.