Guide of internet sites for the study of cardiology.

OBJECTIVE To increase the offer of didactic resources for medical students, physicians, and health care professionals, stimulating the use of the Internet for academic purposes or cardiological updating. METHOD Electronic addresses with academic content in the areas of anatomy, biophysics, physiology, semiology, electrocardiography, and image diagnosis were researched and selected. The selection criteria included the following: relevance of the content, neatness of presentation, and richness of animation resources. The sites obtained were classified in regard to their contents and academic level. RESULTS The sites obtained were as follows: 5 sites of anatomy and anatomical pathology, one of biophysics, 3 of physiology, 8 of semiology, 7 of image diagnosis, and 2 of electrocardiography. The sites were also organized according to academic level to provide an alternative access. The set of addresses resulted in a simplified and hierarchic guide of contents for the study of cardiac morphology and image diagnosis in cardiology. CONCLUSION The resulting list of sites is an example of the potential of the Internet as a learning instrument to be used in association with other conventional pedagogical methods.