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Electrocardiography

Known as: Electrocardiographs, Electrocardiogram, ECG 
A line graph that shows changes in the electrical activity of the heart over time. It is made by an instrument called an electrocardiograph. The… 
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Assessment of heart rate variability derived from finger-tip photoplethysmography as compared to electrocardiography
Heart rate variability (HRV) is traditionally derived from RR interval time series of electrocardiography (ECG… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
ECG beat detection using filter banks
The authors have designed a multirate digital signal processing algorithm to detect heartbeats in the electrocardiogram (ECG… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
A clinical trial comparing primary coronary angioplasty with tissue plasminogen activator for acute myocardial infarction.
BACKGROUND Among physicians who treat patients with acute myocardial infarction, there is controversy about the magnitude of the… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Asymptomatic Cardiac Ischemia Pilot (ACIP) Study. Improvement of cardiac ischemia at 1 year after PTCA and CABG.
BACKGROUND Cardiac ischemia on the ambulatory ECG (AECG) and/or on the exercise treadmill test (ETT) is associated with an… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
QT dispersion and sudden unexpected death in chronic heart failure
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Induction of coronary artery spasm by acetylcholine in patients with variant angina: possible role of the parasympathetic nervous system in the pathogenesis of coronary artery spasm.
We injected acetylcholine (ACh), the neurotransmitter of the parasympathetic nervous system, into the coronary arteries of 28… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
QT interval prolongation as predictor of sudden death in patients with myocardial infarction.
Fifty-five patients with recent myocardial infarction and 55 healthy controls, matched for age, sex, race, height, weight… 
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Catheter Technique for Recording His Bundle Activity in Man
A technique for the routine recording of His bundle (H) activity in man using a bipolar or multipolar catheter is described. The… 
Review
1968
Review
1968
Anomalous Origin of the Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Trunk: Its Clinical Spectrum, Pathology, and Pathophysiology, Based on a Review of 140 Cases with Seven Further Cases
The congenital anomaly in which the left coronary artery arises from the main pulmonary artery is infrequent, but lethal, and… 
Highly Cited
1935
Highly Cited
1935
The precordial electrocardiogram
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