Cool Cardiology Multimedia
Well, maybe it's not that cool. But cardiology has become a largely technology-driven field, and many life and death decisions are made looking at computer-enhanced images and listening to the heart sounds. Here are some sites that have posted examples of the images and sounds that are used every day in the practice of cardiology.
Audio
files of heart sounds
Did you ever wonder what the doctor hears
when he listens to your heart through the stethoscope? Here is a list of .wav
files that will let you hear those wondrous noises.
The McGill University
virtual stethoscope
A very well-done site, that combines a virtual on-line stethoscope with
impressive visuals.
Atlas
of heart murmurs
From the University of Kansas Medical Center
Atlas
of echocardiograms
From the University of Kansas Medical Center
Atlas
of electrocardiograms
From the University of Kansas Medical Center
Cardiac angiography
MPEG movies from the Cardiovascular Research Institute of Southern
California
Live
beating heart surgery
Replay the first "Beating Heart" operation to be webcast
live. Not for the squeamish.
Coronary artery
fly-through
From G.E., a number of medical 3-D fly-throughs, includes a good one of
coronary arteries
CPR
instruction from the Mayo Clinic
Includes a movie you can download
How
to transplant a heart
in 19 easy steps. You perform the surgery yourself. From NOVA online.
