Electrokymography of the Heart and Great Vessels: Principles and Application

Article1 December 1949ELECTROKYMOGRAPHY OF THE HEART AND GREAT VESSELS: PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONBERT R. BOONE, M.D., GEORGE F. ELLINGER, M.D., F.A.C.P., FREDERICK G. GILLICK, M.D.BERT R. BOONE, M.D., GEORGE F. ELLINGER, M.D., F.A.C.P., FREDERICK G. GILLICK, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-31-6-1030 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptINTRODUCTIONThe electrokymograph is an instrument which permits the graphic registration of the movements of the heart and great vessels. Many investigators of the cardiodynamics of health and disease have pointed out the importance of studying these movements. Beginning with observations made by the physiologists on the exposed heart, an increasing fund of knowledge has been accumulated. Fluoroscopy, roentgencinematography,1 and roentgenkymography2, 3, 4 have all contributed basic information. 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