There are thousands of ECG resources out there. These are the ones that we have found most useful. Start at the top and work your way down! The perfect compliment to our ECG Library.
Electronic Resources
Beginner
These resources will cover all the ECG basics that you need to know.
Best Introductory Resource:
The BMJ’s “ABC of Clinical Electrocardiography” Series:
Advanced
These advanced ECG blogs will take you to the next level of ECG interpretation.
Books
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Other useful ECG references are summarised below
| Reference | Comment |
| EMEDU ECG | |
| Paediatric ECG | A great resource on paediatric ECG interpretation by paediatric cardiologist Dr Marion Tipple (she also has a great i-phone app called”Paed ECG”) |
| ECG made Easy Wiki | |
| ECG Experts | This blog is for beginners to experts, to share your knowledge in the art of ECG interpretation & recognition. Jason Winter |
| ECG Wave Mavern | ECG self-assessment program for clinicians and students. Run by Larry A. Nathanson, M.D., Seth McClennen, M.D., Charles Safran, M.D. and Ary L. Goldberger, M.D. from Harvard |
| ECG Encyclopaedia | |
| The Jarvik 7 | This site represents a collection of clinical case studies in electrocardiography. Great Case Library with Links to Extraordinary ECGs |
| PreHospital 12 Lead ECG | |
| Cardiology Rounds | |
| ECG Learning Center | Authored by Frank G. Yanowitz, M.D of the University of Utah School of Medicine with ECG image index |
| ECG Library | Collection of realistic looking recordings which will help improve your ECG skills. Information about the library and the techniques used to reproduce the recordings is available. Linked to the book ECGs by Example. |
| Anaesthetic ECG review | |
| Cardiology Network ECG collection |
Further Reading
- ECG BASICS – Waves, Intervals, Segments and Clinical Interpretation
- ECG CLINICAL CASES – Your favourite ECG’s placed in clinical context with a challenging Q&A approach
- ECG and Cardiology Eponymous Syndromes – Cheats guide to eponymous emancipation
- ECG Reference Sites on the WEB – the best of the rest
Author Credits
- Words – Mike Cadogan, Ed Burns
- Web Editing – Mike Cadogan, Ed Burns
About Edward Burns
I think the “Cardiology Network ECG Collection” should be removed from your list of references. As a teaching site, some of the ECGs have far too much artifact to be helpful and if I was trying to read one such ECG, I would do or request another ECG (+/- a long rhythm strip) with less or no artifact for better (more likely accurate) interpretation. The listed ECGs also seem to take their diagnosis from the machine written interpretation, some of which appear to be incorrect. Finally, “Undetermined” or “Ectopic” (which justifies my previous comment) does nothing to help those trying to learn ECGs.
Regards
Miriam Hudson
Thanks Miriam
Agreed, it is not the best collection of ECG’s with appropriate labels or even ECG of the highest quality, and therefore not an amazingly good learning resource.
The positive thing about the collection is the ability to run through a large number of ECG’s, ignore the ‘title’ and the automated drivel that is churned out by the machines and engage only with the central content of the ECG -- I have found this a useful way to run through a large number of spot diagnoses with students, and to directly review the inappropriateness of some fo the automated comments.
Will leave on the list for others to make up their mind….I think this discussion will assist in the users decision