ELECTROKYMOGRAPHY—AN APPRAISAL OF ITS PRESENT CLINICAL STATUS
Authors: J L LEWIS, L I TERRY
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1950)

Article1 January 1950ELECTROKYMOGRAPHY—AN APPRAISAL OF ITS PRESENT CLINICAL STATUSJ. L. LEWIS JR., M.D., LUTHER L. TERRY, M.D.J. L. LEWIS JR., M.D., LUTHER L. TERRY, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-32-1-36 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn essence, electrokymography is a method of recording the repeated pulsating motions exhibited by the heart and great vessels. A photosensitive tube is used to pick up variations in the light emitted by a fluoroscopic screen placed over the border of the cardiovascular stripe.The device, in its present form, was originally developed during the war years with the hope of obtaining an apparatus which might be applicable to mass screening technics in the investigation of heart disease. Although many individuals contributed ideas and suggestions for its development, Drs. B. R. Boone, G. C. Henny, and W. Edward Chamberlain are...Bibliography1. HennyBoone GCBR: Electrokymograph for recording heart motion utilizing the roentgenoscope, Am. J. Roentgenol. 54: 217, 1945. Google Scholar2. HennyBooneChamberlain GCBRWE: Electrokymograph for recording heart motion, improved type, Am. J. Roentgenol. 57: 409, 1947. Google Scholar3. Hjelmare G: Quoted in: The registration of the movements of the heart with Geiger-Mueller counters and synchronous electrocardiography, Acta radiol. 27: 334, 1946. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Heckmann J: Moderne Methoden zur Untersuchen der Herzpulsation mittels Roentgenstrahlen, Ergebn. d. inn. Med. u. Kinderh. 55: 319, 1937. Quoted by Luisada.5 Google Scholar5. LuisadaFleischnerRappaport AAFGMB: Fluorocardiography (electrokymography). I. Technical aspects, Am. Heart J. 35: 336, 1948. Luisada, A. A., Fleischner, F. G., and Rappaport, M. B.: II. Observations on normal subjects, Am. Heart J. 35: 348, 1948. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. BooneChamberlainGillickHennyOppenheimer BRWEFGGCMJ: Interpreting the electrokymogram of heart and great vessel motion, Am. Heart J. 34: 560, 1947. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. Boone BR: Unpublished data. Google Scholar8. ChamberlainBooneEllingerHennyOppenheimer WEBRGCGCMJ: Asynchronism of ejection of the ventricles as measured with the electrokymograph, Federation Proc. 6: 88, 1947. MedlineGoogle Scholar9. EllingerGillickBooneChamberlin GCFGBRWE: Electrokymographic studies of asynchronism from the ventricles—normal subjects and patients with bundle branch block, Am. Heart J. 35: 971, 1948. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10. BooneRandak BREF: The isometric relaxation phase of normal and abnormal human subjects as measured by the electrokymograph. To be published. Google Scholar11. ScottMoore WGS: Roentgenkymography: its clinical and physiological value in the study of heart disease, Ann. Int. Med. 10: 306, 1936. LinkGoogle Scholar12. Scott WG: An attempt at the clinical evaluation of roentgenkymography—a short perspective based on study for six years, Am. J. Roentgenol. 46: 778, 1941. Google Scholar13. Hirsch IS: The application of roentgenkymography to the diagnosis of cardiac disease, Radiology 23: 720, 1936. CrossrefGoogle Scholar14. Friedman MM: An evaluation of the roentgenkymogram in the study of diseases of the heart and great vessels, Am. J. Roentgenol. 46: 784, 1941. Google Scholar15. BooneRandak BREF: Personal communication. Google Scholar16. SussmanDackMaster MLSAM: The roentgenkymogram in myocardial infarction. I. Abnormalities in left ventricular contraction, Am. Heart J. 19: 453, 1940. Sussman, M. L., Dack, S., and Master, A. M.: II. Clinical and electrocardiographic correlation, Am. Heart J. 19: 464, 1940. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Baltimore, Maryland*Received for publication September 9, 1948. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byHalving of the pulse due to severe alternans (pulsus bisectus)Auricular flutter: A hemodynamic basis of clinical featuresDer heutige Stand der ElektrokymographieThe present status of electrokymographyElectrokymographyElectrokymographic studies of abnormal left ventricular pulsations 1 January 1950Volume 32, Issue 1Page: 36-51KeywordsCardiovascular therapyElectrode recordingHeart Issue Published: 1 January 1950 PDF downloadLoading ...