Complete Record - Heirs of Hippocrates No. 2318

SIR THOMAS LEWIS (1881-1945) Clinical electrocardiography. Shaw 1913 viii, 120 pp., illus. 21.2 cm.

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Lewis, an English pioneer in the application of electrocardiography to clinical medicine, was one of the most prominent cardiologists of his day. He was educated in anatomy and physiology at University College, Cardiff, and in medicine at University College, London. His contributions to medicine include a classic study on the heartbeat and cardiac arrhythmias, investigations into the response of the small blood vessels of the skin under various conditions, and a later series of investigations into the mechanism of referred pain. In this early work on clinical electrocardiography, Lewis concentrates on acquainting the reader with the uses of electrocardiography in the clinic and on diagnosing disorders of the heartbeat.

Gift of John Martin, M.D.