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Cardiac Electrophysiology

 

Physiology

Anatomy

Historical Perspectives

Pathology

ECG Analysis

Pharmacology

Case Reports

Devices

Diagnosis

Indications for Treatment/Diagnosis

Treatments

Pediatrics

Research Studies

FAQ

Reference Materials


*EP Review
http://physioweb.med.uvm.edu/cardiacep/EP/epreview.htm
W.R. Gibbons MD
6 Subtopics

*Cellular Excitation

http://physioweb.med.uvm.edu/cardiacep/APs/cellular.htm
J Patlak MD,WR Gibbons MD

*Electrical Control

http://physioweb.med.uvm.edu/cardiacep/APs/contract.htm
J Patlak MD, WR Gibbons MD
4 subtopics

*Cardiac EP

http://www.louisville.edu/medschool/pharmacology/nursing/cardio/tsld008.htm

Steven Myers
Powerpoint slide presentation

Physics of cardiac EP

http://people.musc.edu/~starmerf/biblio.html

Frank Starmer

1 page

*Cardiac Electrophysiology

http://www.cardiology.utmb.edu/slides/VENT_ARR/tsld018.htm
Author unknown
Slide show

Simulation program ? nerve propagation/cardiac EP

http://pb010.anes.ucla.edu/
F. Bezanilla
Multiple linked pages

Circulatory system ? including cardiac EP and EKG basics

http://perth.uwlax.edu/biology/faculty/maher/circ2/sld001.htm
Peggy Maher
Slide show- 52 slides

Anatomy


Cardiac Anatomy and Fluoroscopic Imaging

http://www.medsessions.com/Allied/

Judson Brown
Audio slide show ? 10 slides

The heart?s conduction system

http://clem.mscd.edu/~raoa/heart2/sld001.htm
Information Technology
26 slides

Historical Perspectives

*Timeline of Cardiac EP discoveries

http://www.naspe.org/ep-history/timeline/
North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology
1 page

Written and audio interviews with 39 pioneers in cardiac EP

http://www.naspe.org/ep-history/notable_figures/
1 page with links to 39 different biographies

Film footage of patient with an external pacemaker (circa 1959-60)

http://www.naspe.org/ep-history/topics_in_depth/

Pathology

WPW

http://daytoncardiac.com/Syndrome.htm
Abdul Wase, MD
1 page
SVT
http://www.heart24.com/electro.html
Peter Nalos, MD
1 page
*Ventricular Arrhythmia to Sudden Death
http://www.cardiology.utmb.edu/slides/VENT_ARR/index.htm
Mw Bungo
Slide show

SVT

http://daytoncardiac.com/svt.htm
Abdul Wase, MD
1 page
Sudden Cardiac Death
http://daytoncardiac.com/sudden.htm

Abdul Wase, MD

1 page

VT

http://daytoncardiac.com/vt.htm

Abdul Wase, MD
1 page
V-fib

http://emedicine.com/med/topic2363.htm

Michael Zevitz, MD
1 page with references
*Long QT Syndrome
http://emedicine.com/med/topic1983.htm
Wojcuiech Zareba, MD, PhD
1 page with references

Pulseless electrical activity

http://emedicine.com/med/topic2963.htm
Sumit Verma, MD
1 page with references
A-fib
http://emedicine.com/med/topic184.htm
Lawrence Rosenthal, MD,PhD
1 page ? includes references
WPW

http://emedicine.com/emerg/topic644.htm

Mel Herbert, MD
1 page with references

A-Fib

http://members.aol.com/mazern/afib101.htm
Mary Palazzo, RN
1 page

ECG ANALYSIS


Basic EKG Analysis

http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~daa/heartlung/slides/EKGBASC1/EKGBASC1/
David Arnell
PPT lecture ? 82 slides
EKG Analysis ? part II
http://people.cornellcollege.edu/ewhale/personal%20page/powerpoints/EKG2/
E Whale
PPT lecture ? 56 slides

ECG Simulator/ Analysis

http://physioweb.med.uvm.edu/cardiacep/new_handout.htm
Joe Patlak MD
ECG Tracing Library
http://www.arrhythmiaonline.com/ecg/libraries/ecgindex.asp
Author unknown
Requires free password/log-in

Pharmacology

*Carviovascular pharmacology- including antiarrhythmics
http://www.louisville.edu/medschool/pharmacology/nursing/cardio/sld001.htm
Steven Myers
Powerpoint slide presentation ?

Live audio lecture ? Antiarrhythmic drugs for VF

http://www.arrhythmiaonline.com/av/forums/oct0300/master_frameset.asp

Paul Dorian, MD
Requires free password/login @ http://www.arrhythmiaonline.com/intro.asp

Live video lecture ? Catheter ablation for VT

http://www.arrhythmiaonline.com/av/realaudio/downar.ram
Eugen Downar, MD
Requires free password/login @ http://www.arrhythmiaonline.com/intro.asp
*Antiarrhythmic drugs

http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/medicine/units/cardiology/aadrugs2000/

Deepak Bose, MD
Slide show ? 51 slides

Case Reports

Post-op A-fib

http://www.arrhythmiaonline.com/studies/case12.asp

Raymond Yee, MD - 1 page

Requires free password/log-in @ http://www.arrhythmiaonline.com/intro.asp
Recurrent VT
http://www.arrhythmiaonline.com/studies/case11.asp
David Newman, MD - 1 page

Requires free password/log-in @ http://www.arrhythmiaonline.com/intro.asp

Young patient ? VT with exercise
http://www.arrhythmiaonline.com/studies/case8.asp
Author unknown - 1 page
Requires free password/log-in @ http://www.arrhythmiaonline.com/intro.asp

Young man with palpitations

http://www.arrhythmiaonline.com/studies/case5.asp

Author unknown - 1 page

Requires free password/log-in @ http://www.arrhythmiaonline.com/intro.asp

Managing electrical storm

http://www.arrhythmiaonline.com/studies/case4.asp

Author unknown - 1 page

Requires free password/log-in @ http://www.arrhythmiaonline.com/intro.asp
ECG Case Reviews 9 total
http://www.arrhythmiaonline.com/ecg/caseindex.asp
Requires free password/log-in @ http://www.arrhythmiaonline.com/intro.asp

EP Tracing Library

http://www.arrhythmiaonline.com/ecg/libraries/epindex.asp

Requires free password/log-in @ http://www.arrhythmiaonline.com/intro.asp
Catheter ablation

http://www.af-ablation.org/casesreport/index.htm

Carlo Pappone, MD
1 page

Devices


AICD/ Permanent Pacemakers

http://www.heart24.com/electro.html
Peter Nalos, MD
St. Jude Medical ? Home page for EP and Pacemaker products
http://www.sjm.com/products/usproducts.shtm#electrophysiology
AICD ? Guidant products
http://www.guidant.com/products/aicd.shtml
1 page with related links to products

Diagnosis


Diagnosing arrythmias

http://www.clevelandclinic.org/quality/08-03/08-03b.htm
Cleveland Clinic
1 page

Event monitoring

http://daytoncardiac.com/EventMonitoring.htm

Abdul Wase, MD
1 page

Holter Monitoring

http://daytoncardiac.com/HolterMonitoring.htm
Abdul Wase, MD
1 page
*The arrhythmias
http://rx.stlcop.edu/pathophysiology/ARRHYTH/sld001.htm

Div. of Pharmacy practice

Slide show ? 50 slides

Indications for Treatment/Diagnosis


Indications for EP studies

http://www.arrhythmia.org/physician/qa/index.html

Author unknown

1 page
Guidelines for pacemaker implantation
http://www.arrhythmia.org/physician/qa/pacemaker.html
Author unknown
1 page

Indications for pacemakers and antiarrhythmic devices

http://www.acc.org/clinical/guidelines/april98/dirIndex.htm

Am. College of Cardiology

1 page

Treatments

Temperature monitoring during RF abalation
http://rf-ablation.engr.wisc.edu/papers/Cao_wc2000_presentation.ppt
Author unknown
Slide show ? 23 slides

*Invasive and approach to AF

http://www.cardiology.utmb.edu/slides/AF-devices/sld001.htm
Nikolaos Tsiouris, MD
Slide show ? 72 slides
*Current approaches to AF
http://www.cardiology.utmb.edu/slides/AFIB/
Karen Thompson
Slide show ? 101 slides
AICD, Ablation, Pacemakers
http://www.clevelandclinic.org/quality/08-03/08-03c.htm
Cleveland Clinic
1 page
Electrophysiology: Fluoroscopy, Anatomy, Electrogram Interpretation and Ablation...
http://www.medsessions.com/Allied/
Judson Brown
Audio Slide show ? 15 slides
Radio-frequency Ablation
http://emedicine.com/med/topic2957.htm

Arvind Chandrakantan, MD

1 page ? includes references
Abaltion
http://daytoncardiac.com/Ablation.htm
Abdul Wase, MD
3 page
Pacemakers
http://daytoncardiac.com/Pacemakers.htm
Abdul Wase, MD
3 pages
Live video- Treatment for Cardiac arrest
http://www.arrhythmiaonline.com/av/realaudio/arrest.ram
Paul Dorian. MD

Requires free passwords/login @ http://www.arrhythmiaonline.com/intro.asp

AICD
http://daytoncardiac.com/Defibrillators.htm
Abdul Wase, MD
3 pages

Cardiac resynchronization

http://daytoncardiac.com/Biventricular.htm
Abdul Wase, MD

3 pages

Live audio ? ACLS guidelines for arrhythmias
http://www.arrhythmiaonline.com/av/realaudio/arrest.ram
Paul Dorian. MD
Requires free passwords/login @ http://www.arrhythmiaonline.com/intro.asp
Ablation ? catheter and surgical
http://www.heartcenteronline.com/myheartdr/common/articles.cfm?Artid=14&startpage
Suneet Mittal, MD
A-fib treatment
http://www.cardiologychannel.com/afib/treatment.shtml
Author unknown
1 page

Pediatrics

Ablation
http://www.mch.com/clinical/cardiology/electrophysiology.htm
Miami Children?s Hospital
1 page

V-fib in children

http://emedicine.com/ped/topic2546.htm
Mark Alexander, MD
1 page with references

Use of Amiodorone in children

http://www.cpr-ecc.org/instructors/instructmenu.htm
ACLS
1 page

Research Studies

AFFIRM Trial ? A-fib

http://www.americanheart.org/downloadable/heart/5357_AFFIRM_Trial.ppt

John DiMArco, MD

Slide show ? 31 slides

AFFIRM Trial ? A-fib
http://www.naspe.org/library/naspe_on_clinical_trials/affirm/
NASPE
1 page
ALIVETrial -Azimilade
http://www.naspe.org/library/naspe_on_clinical_trials/alive/
NASPE
1 page
AMIVORTTrial ? Amiodorone vs AICD
http://www.naspe.org/library/naspe_on_clinical_trials/amivort/
NASPE
1 page

CAT Trial ? Cardiomyopathy Arrythmias

http://www.naspe.org/library/naspe_on_clinical_trials/cat/
NASPE
1 page
COPPA II Trial ? Post-op arrythmias
http://www.naspe.org/library/naspe_on_clinical_trials/coppa_II/
NASPE
1 page
INSYCICD Trial ? Biventricular pacing
http://www.naspe.org/library/naspe_on_clinical_trials/insyncicd/
NASPE
1 page
ISAR LVET/HRT Trial ? Arrhythmia risk stratification

http://www.naspe.org/library/naspe_on_clinical_trials/isar_lvef_hrt/

NASPE
1 page
MADIT II Trial ? LV dysfunction/arrhythmia risk
http://www.naspe.org/library/naspe_on_clinical_trials/madit_II
NASPE
1 page
MIRACLE Trial - Resychronization
http://www.naspe.org/library/naspe_on_clinical_trials/miracle/
NASPE
1 page
PAFAC Trial ? AF/treatment
http://www.naspe.org/library/naspe_on_clinical_trials/pafac/
NASPE
1 page
RACE Trial ? AF rate control
http://www.naspe.org/library/naspe_on_clinical_trials/race/
NASPE
1 page

SATF Trial ? AF Treatment

http://www.naspe.org/library/naspe_on_clinical_trials/staf/
NASPE
1 page
VPSI ? Vasovagal pacemaker therapy

http://www.naspe.org/library/naspe_on_clinical_trials/vpsii/

NASPE
1 page

FAQ

Maze

http://members.aol.com/mazern/mazefaq.htm

Mary Palazzo, RN

1 page
Available Reference Materials
Reference books available for purchase
Click HERE
Information of the Cardiac Electrophysiology Society ? Meeting dates, topics, Journal
http://www.cardiaceps.org/
Cardiac Electrophysiology Review ? Journal subscription information
Click HERE.
Available reference books from Amazon.com
Click HERE.

Available book ? Molecular genetics of Cardiac EP

http://wkap.nl/prod/b/0-7923-7829-6?a=1