title: The renaissance of clinical electrocardiography.
abstract: There is a renaissance occurring in the use of electrocardiography as a diagnostic method, and the primary care physician is deeply involved in the new surge of interest. Just as "necessity is the mother of invention," the renewed interest in electrocardiography is demanded because the proper diagnosis and treatment of patients, especially those with cardiac arrhythmias or acute myocardial infarctions, depend on an accurate interpretation of the electrocardiogram.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30322.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Hurst
mesh_terms: D015510:Clinical Medicine / Q000266:history / Q000639:trends; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000266:history* / Q000639:trends; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; D014481:United States