Abstract:The fi rst human electrocardiogram (ECG) was performed by AD Waller in 1887. Willem Einthoven was the fi rst one to use the term ECG in 1901 and named the waves P, Q, R, S and T. The ECG remains a major non-invasive cardiac imaging tool. In the last 30 years newer and more direct imaging modalities, such as echocardiography, nuclear scanning, cardiac computerized tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have been developed, adding to the information gained from the ECG in the assessment of the hear… Show more
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