The Usefulness and Reliability of the Dock Ballistocardiograph in Clinical Medicine
Authors: RICHARD L. FULTON
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1961)

Article1 August 1961The Usefulness and Reliability of the Dock Ballistocardiograph in Clinical MedicineRICHARD L. FULTON, M.D., F.A.C.P., NORMAN O. ROTHERMICH, M.D., F.A.C.P., WALDEMAR BERGEN, M.D.RICHARD L. FULTON, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, NORMAN O. ROTHERMICH, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, WALDEMAR BERGEN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-55-2-258 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThrough the pioneering efforts of starr in the fourth and fifth decades of this century, ballistocardiography gained increasing recognition in the field of cardiovascular research. However, because of the ponderous and expensive tables and equipment required, this method of approach to cardiac evaluation was never seriously considered for practical use in clinical medicine until Dock and Taubman (1) reported their direct-body recording ballistocardiograph. In constructing his instrument, Dock simply applied the principle that electric currents are developed by wire coils moving through a magnetic field. In practice, the Dock instrument has the magnetic field set up stationary between the legs...References1. DOCKTAUBMAN WF: Some techniques for recording the ballistocardiogram directly from the body. Amer. J. Med. 7: 751, 1949. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. CATHCARTFIELDRICHARDS RTWVDR: Comparison of cardiac output determined by the ballistocardiogram (Nickerson apparatus) and by the direct Fick method. J. Clin. Invest. 32: 5, 1953. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. GUBNERRODSTEINUNGERLEIDER RMHE: Ballistocardiography. An appraisal of technic, physiologic principles, and clinical value. Circulation 7: 268, 1953. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. DOCKMANDELBAUMMANDELBAUM WHRA: Ballistocardiography: The Application of the Direct Ballistocardiograph to Clinical Medicine, The C. V. Mosby Co., St. Louis, Mo., 1953. Google Scholar5. FAGINMCINTYRE IDKE: Experiences with ballistocardiography. Ann. Intern. Med. 42: 995, 1955. LinkGoogle Scholar6. FIDLERBHARGAVAPARENT AANP: Clinical value of ballistocardiography. Am. Heart J. 55: 881, 1958. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. BREITINGERZIPP HH: [Ballistocardiography as a routine diagnostic method.] Med. Klin. 53: 1605, 1958. MedlineGoogle Scholar8. SCARBOROUGHBAKER WRBM: Ballistocardiography: appraisal of current status. Circulation 16: 971, 1957. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. FRANKELROTHERMICH ALNO: Clinical experiences in ballistocardiography. Ann. Intern. Med. 36: 1385, 1952. LinkGoogle Scholar10. BERMANBRAUNSTEINMCGUIRE BJRJ: The effect of meals on the electrocardiogram and the ballistocardiogram in patients with angina pectoris. Circulation 1: 1017, 1950. CrossrefGoogle Scholar11. MOSERPORDYCHESKYTAYMORMASTER MLKRCAM: The ballistocardiogram in myocardial infarction: a study of one hundred cases. Circulation 6: 402, 1952. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Columbus, OhioReceived for publication February 6, 1961.This study was supported by a grant from the Central Ohio Heart Association, and by the Columbus Medical Center Research Foundation.From the Department of Medicine, Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Norman O. Rothermich, M.D., The Columbus Medical Center, 1211 Dublin Road, Columbus 8, Ohio. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByDie biophysikalischen Grundlagen der MechanokardiographieCorrelation of the ballistocardiogram with the coronary angiogram and electrocardiogram in ischemic heart disease 1 August 1961Volume 55, Issue 2Page: 258-269KeywordsHeartLongitudinal studiesOverweightPatient advocacyStatistical data Issue Published: 1 August 1961 PDF DownloadLoading ...