William Einthoven inventing the first electrocardiogram. The ECG a diagnostic and investigative tool that does not require to be introduced into the body, the cost is minimal and simple to record. In 1924 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in physiology and medicine, "for the discovery of the mechanism of the electrocardiogram".

William Einthoven inventing the first electrocardiogram. The ECG a diagnostic and investigative tool that does not require to be introduced into the body, the cost is minimal and simple to record. In 1924 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in physiology and medicine, "for the discovery of the mechanism of the electrocardiogram".

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... 1903 William Einthoven invented the first electrocardiogram (ECG) in Figure 4 and measured the electrical changes that arose during the beating of the heart while in the process, he finally predicted an ECG signal not much different from the "classic" one obtained with the string galvanometer. Einthoven initiated a new age meant for both cardiovascular medicine and electrical measurement techniques [9]. ...
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... 1903 William Einthoven invented the first electrocardiogram (ECG) in Figure 4 and measured the electrical changes that arose during the beating of the heart while in the process, he finally predicted an ECG signal not much different from the "classic" one obtained with the string galvanometer. Einthoven initiated a new age meant for both cardiovascular medicine and electrical measurement techniques [9]. ...

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