TheFailingHeart:About

How can I change / add content?: ECGpedia is based on Mediawiki, the same software that is used by the Wikipedia encyclopedia. You are invited to improve this website. Simply click 'edit' to start. You will be redirected to an edit screen. Read this tutorial and this cheatsheet to learn how to improve the readability of your edits. All edits are screened by physician moderators.

Can I use a certain image / animation / video / piece of text in a non-commercial presentation?: Yes, in most cases you can. There are however certain exceptions to this rule. Some images on ECGpedia were provided by book or journal publishers who gave us permission to use that image on this site. The descriptions of these images will read something like: "reproduced with permission from...". If you want to use such items, you will have to ask the entity that holds the copyright. All material that is made by or for the Cardionetworks foundation is available for use and basis for your presentation according to a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial Share-Alike license. If you cut the TheFailingHeart logo from a certain image, you will have to state elsewhere in the presentation that you obtained the material from TheFailingHeart, e.g. "Image courtesy of Dr. Koster and TheFailingHeart.org". We do appreciate it when you let us know that if you have used content from TheFailingHeart, just to have an idea who our audience is.

Can I use a certain image / animation / video / piece of text in a commercial presentation?: In general yes, but not without asking. In general we will not object you using any of our material as long as you do not copy-paste the whole website on a CD and sell it for money :-)... Please e-mail us for permission.

How can I use a flash movie from your site in my powerpoint presentation?: Read this document by Adobe to learn how.

Who are the people behind TheFailingHeart?: TheFailingHeart is an initiative of Cardionetworks.org a non-profit foundation whose goals is to advance medical knowledge, especially in the field of cardiology.

Do you protect the privacy of the patients whose ECGs / images / cases are presented?

What is the financial source of this project?: The Cardionetworks.org foundation is a non-profit charity foundation. The content of all websites maintained by the cardionetworks foundation is not influenced by sponsors. Current benefactors are summed on the Foundations website. Feel free to contact the foundation if you would like to sponsor or have sponsorship suggestions. We do not allow any advertisements on our sites. We also do not allow sponsors to influence any contents.

How can I contact you?: Please contact the secretary of Cardionetworks for any further questions.

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