Clinical electrocardiography

ABC of clinical electrocardiography: Paediatric electrocardiography.

Clinical Fetal Electrocardiography *

Interest in clinical fetal electrocardiography dates back to 1906 when Cremer4 published two tracings apparently showing fetal deflections of about 0.5 mm. amplitude superimposed on the maternal electrocardiogram of a nine-months gravid woman. The records were obtained with a string galvanometer electrocardiograph with one lead on the abdomen and one in the vagina. During the next 25 years Foa7...

Chest Leads in Clinical Electrocardiography.

In a previous communication Sorsky and Wood (1937) presented the normal appearances of chest lead electrocardiograms, paying particular attention to normal variations and to the position of the proximal electrode. As the question of standardizing the technique for chest leads was then under consideration by the Cardiac Society of Great Britain and Ireland and the American Heart Association, fur...

ABC of clinical electrocardiography: Atrial arrhythmias.

In adults a tachycardia is any heart rate greater than 100 beats per minute. Supraventricular tachycardias may be divided into two distinct groups depending on whether they arise from the atria or the atrioventricular junction. This article will consider those arising from the atria: sinus tachycardia, atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, and atrial tachycardia. Tachycardias arising from re-ent...

Leo Schamroth: his contributions to clinical electrocardiography

Leo Schamroth (1924-1988) was one of the best-known South Africans in the international medical community. His book, An Introduction to Electrocardiography, first published in 1957, was my introduction to the mysteries of the ECG. The first edition was only 90 pages and was a model of clarity and simplicity, with remarkable insight into the needs of a student new to the subject. It has been tra...