Basic Electrocardiology. Parts 1-9

Synopsis

9 (1987): Ventricular parasystole and interpolated ventricular extrasystoles are illustrated and their significance and mechanisms of origination detailed. There is also a further mention of ventricular fusion beats. No examples of ventricular tachycardia are given, nor is it explained how to determine the origin of ventricular tachycardia.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 9 x 30 min.

Year of production

1985-7

Availability

Sale

Uses

3rd- 5th-year medical students and senior coronary care unit staff.*

Subjects

Medical sciences

Keywords

electrocardiology; heart

Credits

Producer

John Davies

Writer

Leo Schamroth

Cast

Leo Schamroth

Sections

Title

Basic principles

Synopsis

1 (1985): Considers the heart as two electro-physiological units, the atria and ventricles. The conduction pathways are then considered and clearly described. The different activation problems of the atria (longitudinal) and ventricles (transverse from en

Title

Myocardial infarction. Part 1

Synopsis

2 (1985):The electrocardiographic appearances of acute myocardial infarction are illustrated. The mechanism of these ECG changes is attributed to the infarcted area allowing the influence of 'forces' from the distant normal myocardium to appear unapposed.

Title

Myocardial infarction. Part 2

Synopsis

3 (1985): Describes the electrocardiographic changes encountered during the 'hyperacute' phase or very early stages of the myocardial infarction. Explains the mechanism of these electrocardiographic changes. The hyperacute phase was felt to be important b

Title

Axis. Part 1

Synopsis

4 (1985): Defines the term axis and then describes the leads making up the frontal plane and horizontal plane reference system. The 6 limb leads are drawn to illustrate their positive and negative poles and their orientation with each other. The conventio

Title

Axis. Part 2

Synopsis

5 (1985): The calculation of the electrical axis is demonstrated. The concept of the hemiblocks is introduced and electrocardiographic examples given. Electrocardiograms are shown to emphasise the method of calculation of the frontal plane QRS, T wave and

Title

Aberration v ectopy. Part 1

Synopsis

6 (1985): The differentiation of aberration from ectopy is very important. Definitions of aberrant conduction and ventricular ectopy are given, then electrocardiographic features distinguishing these two phenomena are illustrated. They include the frontal

Title

Aberration v ectopy. Part 2

Synopsis

7 (1985): The differentiation of aberration and ectopy in atrial fibrillation is described and the electrocardiographic examples given. The Ashman phenomenon and the rule of bigeminy are defined and illustrated. Finally atrial flutter with varying block i

Title

Ectopic ventricular rhythms. Part 1

Synopsis

8 (1985): A detailed explanation and illustration of ventricular ectopy with examples of ventricular extrasystoles, ventricular fusion beats, ideoventricular tachycardia and Torsade de points ventricular tachycardia. The important aspects of these arrhyth

Title

Ectopic ventricular rhythms. Part 2

Synopsis

9 (1987): Ventricular parasystole and interpolated ventricular extrasystoles are illustrated and their significance and mechanisms of origination detailed. There is also a further mention of ventricular fusion beats. No examples of ventricular tachycardia

Distributor

Name

Davies, Dr John