ECG ACADEMY 2020
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Free Introductory Level
You can register for the FREE Introductory Level, which includes 3 hours of video lessons and ChalkTalks to you get started. It includes anatomy, physiology, ECG basics and interval (PR, QRS, QT) measurements
Comprehensive Training
The Level 1 Course shows you how to analyze cardiac rhythm strips, including basic and advanced arrhythmias. The Level 2 Course teaches you everything you need to read a 12-lead electrocardiogram
Expert Topics
If you are experienced, subscribe to our Expert membership level for access to unique advanced video discussions, 40-minute arrhythmia workshops, and access to over 400 challenging ChalkTalks.
Topics And Speakers:
-Basic/Intermediate level videos
-Advanced level videos
-ChalkTalks
-Live Streams
-Workshop
Topics In More Detail:
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Syllabus For The Basic Level
INTRODUCTION
- What is the ECG Academy?
ENGINEERING CONCEPTS
- Basic electrical concepts – what is electricity
- Electrical circuits
- How we record electrical events
INTRO TO THE HEART
- Cardiac tissues and electricity
- Cardiac Action Potentials
- 3-D Anatomy of the heart
- Cardiac conduction system
- Electrical events of the heart
ECG RECORDING BASICS
- ECG recording systems
- ECG electrode: correct placement
- ECG electrodes: incorrect placement
- Intrinsic problems with ECG systems: Artifacts
ECG LEAD BASICS
- The basics of ECG “leads”
- Frontal or Limb leads
- Chest or Precordial leads
THE NORMAL ECG
- The ECG signal: First impressions
- Analyzing size and timing/duration of signals
- Determining heart rate
- ECG Interval measurements 1
- ECG Interval measurements 2: Practice
NORMAL SINUS RHYTHM
- Recognizing NSR
- Sinus bradycardia / sinus tachycardia
- Sinus arrhythmia
SINUS NODE DYSFUNCTION
- Sinus bradycardia
- Sinus pause / sinus arrest
- SA Exit Block
AV NODE DYSFUNCTION
- Basic concepts of AV block
- First degree AV block
- Second degree AV block
- Third degree AV block
INTRAVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION DISTURBANCES
- Concepts of intraventricular conduction
- Types of IVCDs
- Functional / Rate-related IVCDs: “Aberrant conduction”
PREMATURE BEATS
- Concepts of premature beats
- Atrial premature beats
- Ventricular premature beats
- Other premature beats
ATRIAL TACHYCARDIA
- Definitions of atrial tachycardia
- Sustained supraventricular tachycardia
- Atrial tachycardia with AV Block
- Atrial tachycardia with aberrant conduction
- Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia / Wandering Atrial Pacemaker
ATRIAL FLUTTER
- Diagnosing atrial flutter
- Atrial flutter with 2:1 conduction
- Unusual forms of atrial flutter
ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
- Introduction to atrial fibrillation
- Examples of atrial fibrillation
- Atrial fibrillation with aberrant conduction
VENTRICULAR TACHYARRHYTHMIAS
- Ventricular tachyarrhythmias - definitions
- Accelerated idioventricular rhythm
- Monomorphic ventricular tachycardia
- Polymorphic VT / ventricular fibrillation
- Approach to Wide Complex Tachycardia
PACEMAKERS
- Introduction to Permanent Pacemakers
- Basic Pacemaker Troubleshooting
- Dual-Chamber Pacemakers
- Advanced Pacemaker Troubleshooting
Syllabus For The Advanced Level
VECTORS AND ECG AXIS
- Physiology of the QRS axis
- Determining the axis
- Causes of axis deviation
- Other axis considerations / anatomical regions
ATRIAL ABNORMALITIES
- P-wave axis
- Left atrial abnormality
- Right atrial abnormality / Biatrial abnormality
HYPERTROPHY
- Left ventricular hypertrophy
- Right ventricular hypertrophy
BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCKS
- Right bundle branch block
- Left bundle branch block
- Other IVCDs
HEMIBLOCKS
- Introduction to hemiblocks
- Left anterior hemiblock
- Left posterior hemiblock / septal hemiblock
- Bifascicular block
ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE
- Coronary anatomy and physiology
- Coronary events and the ECG
- Ischemia and myocardial infarction
- More examples of ischemia and infarction
OTHER ST ABNORMALITIES
- "Secondary" ST abnormalities
- "Primary" and non-specific ST abnormalities
- Pericarditis and early repolarization
MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS IN ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY
- Low voltage / Lead reversal
- Electrolyte / metabolic disturbances
- Putting It All Together: Approach to 12-Lead ECGs
Syllabus for the Expert Level
Note: Not all topics are be available. Topics in light blue will be released in the future.
BASICS OF ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TESTING
- Introduction to Electrophysiologic Testing
- EP Electrograms
- His Bundle Recordings
- Atrial/Ventricular Pacing and PES
- Refractory Periods
MECHANISMS OF ARRHYTHMIAS
- Disorders of impulse generation
- Disorders of impulse conduction
- Reentry
- Abnormal automaticity
- Triggered activity
ADVANCED SINUS NODE CONCEPTS
- Sinus Node Physiology
- Sinus Node Dysfunction
- Tachy-Brady Syndrome
- SA Exit Block
- EP Testing: Sinus CL and SNRT
- EP Testing: SACT and Intrinsic Heart Rate
ADVANCED AV NODE CONCEPTS
- AV Node Physiology
- First Degree AV Block
- Second Degree AV Block
- Third Degree AV Block
- EP Testing: His Bundle Electrograms
- EP Testing: "Level of the Block"
- Evaluating "Trifascicular Block"
- Advanced Concepts in AV Node Anatomy
ATRIAL ARRHYTHMIAS
- Distinguishing different types of atrial flutter
- "Common" vs. "Uncommon" Atrial Flutter
- "Atypical" Atrial Flutter
- Atrial Fibrillation Revisited
- Automatic versus reentry atrial tachycardia
- “Triggered” atrial arrhythmias
PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA
- Introduction to PSVT
- AV Nodal Reentry
- New Concepts in AVNRT
- P-wave Timing and AVNRT
- EP Testing and Ablation
PRE-EXCITATION (WPW Syndrome)
- Physiologic basis for pre-excitation
- Location of accessory pathways
- Relating 12-lead ECGs to pre-excitation
- Orthodromic AV Reentry Tachycardia
- Antidromic AV Reentry Tachycardia
- Atrial Fibrillation and WPW
LONG QT SYNDROME
- Electrophysiologic events of the cardiac cycle
- Genetic basis for Long QT Syndrome
- Types of Congenital Long QT Syndrome
- Torsades de pointes
- Drug-induced long QT syndrome
PERMANENT PACEMAKERS REVISITED
- Types of pacemakers
- Single Chamber Timing Cycles
- Dual Chamber Timing Cycles
- Pacemaker Troubleshooting
- Examples of Normal and Abnormal Pacer Function
And More to come!