Module 6: Cardiac Electrophysiology

A review of membrane electrophysiology, heart anatomy and tissue types, slow- and fast-response cardiac action potentials, and the electrocardiogram, with two guest lectures on ECG interpretation and the heart’s electrical axis.

In this module¶

• 6A · General Electrophysiology Concepts: Review

• 6B · Introduction to Heart Anatomy

• 6C · Slow-Response Cardiac Action Potential

• 6D · Fast-Response Cardiac Action Potential

• 6E · Introduction to the Electrocardiogram (ECG)

• 6F · The Electrocardiogram: A Two-Cell Model

• 6G · The Electrocardiogram: Geometry and Electrical Axis

• Study guide