Wikipedia:WikiProject Medicine/Cardiology task force

The Cardiology task force of WikiProject Medicine aims to better organize information in articles related to cardiology. Cardiology is the branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the heart and blood vessels. If you would like to help, please inquire on the talk page and see the to-do list here. Please feel free to join our task force by adding your name here:

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Scope

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Cardiology is the branch of medicine that deals with diseases of the heart and blood vessels.

This task force aims to:

  • increase the quality of the current articles on cardiology topics by increasing their medical content while keeping them accessible to individuals with no medical knowledge
  • facilitate the creation of new articles on topics in cardiology, so that Wikipedia is a more-or-less comprehensive cardiology resource for the public
  • ensure that articles created on cardiology topics are thoroughly referenced and include up-to-date links to the most recent literature
  • explain the use of evidence-based medicine in cardiology and how it is applied to the care of patients with cardiac and vascular diseases.
  • maintain consistency with the medical manual of style in the cardiology articles
  • increase the number of images attached to articles
  • produce cardiology-themed featured articles based on the above
  • include both traditional and complementary and alternative medicine therapies for illnesses cardiologists typically see and treat
  • improve the blueboxes related to cardiology.

Templates

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To do

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If you wish to participate please add your name to this list Wikipedia:WikiProject Medicine/Cardiology task force/Participants

Cardiology article assessment

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Articles

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GA/A-class articles

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former featured article candidates

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Did you know?

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On 10 January 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article T-tubule. The fact was ... that T-tubules allow heart muscle cells to contract more forcefully by synchronising calcium release? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/T-tubule.

On 17 August 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Brugada syndrome. The fact was ... that Brugada syndrome is known in the Philippines as Bangungut, or "a scream followed by sudden death during sleep"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Brugada syndrome.

On 16 March 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Francis Fontan. The fact was ... that despite killing every dog that he had tried the procedure on, Francis Fontan successfully operated on a young woman's heart in 1968? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Francis Fontan.

On 14 June 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia. The fact was ... that the symptoms of CPVT, a cause of sudden death in children, are often mistaken for simple faints? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia.