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Galvanometrische registratie van het menschelijk electrocardiogram IN: Herinneringsbundel Prof. S.S. Rosenstein, pp.101-106.
Leiden: Edward Ijdo, 1902.
First description of Einthoven's string galvanometer that recorded electrical changes occurring in the human heart. Includes the first illustration of an EKG (ECG) recording. Modern electrocardiography became a reality through his work, and the string galvanometer finally displaced the capillary electrometer in the measurement of the electric current produced by the contracting heart. See also No. 840.
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| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
|---|---|
| Entry Number | #842 |
| Permanent Link | https://beta.historyofmedicine.com/id/618 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | the-string-galvanometer-and-the-human-electrocardiogram |
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Publication place: Leiden