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The electrocardiograph was originally a research device. It gradually became a major instrument in the cardiologist’s study of the heart in health and disease. From this somewhat limited area of medical application, its use has progressed until today, it is found in the offices of practically all internists and many general practitioners. This development resulted from the facts that morbidity and mortality due to heart disease have shown a steady increase and the widespread study of electrocardiography has produced reliable interpretation criteria of diagnostic and prognostic value.
This material was originally prepared for and is used in the Life Underwriting Manual of the North American Reassurance Company. It was revised and slightly enlarged for presentation in this chapter of the Annals. As it now stands, it corresponds substantially with the Electrocardiogram sections of both the North American Reassurance Company’s Manual and that of the Swiss Reinsurance Company.
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Ungerleider, H.E., Higgins, E.V. (1969). The electrocardiogram in insurance medicine. In: Annals of Life Insurance Medicine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-85620-4_2
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