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Document Details : Title: Second-degree AV block according to Leo Schamroth (1924-1988) Subtitle: Lessons from the past Author(s): BAROLD, S. Serge Journal: Acta Cardiologica Volume: 56 Issue: 5 Date: October 2001 Pages: 313-318 DOI: 10.2143/AC.56.5.2005692 Abstract : Despite the advent of sophisticated invasive cardiac electrophysiology the clinical characterization of second-degree AV block remains problematic mostly because ofconfusing terminology and definitions1-4.Many misconceptions can be better understood by tracing their historical origin. This review discusses second-degree AV block through the work of the late Leo Schamroth, a giant in the field of electrocardiography. Three of his published electrocardiograms (ECG) are analyzed to highlight interpretive errors that resulted from the evolution ofknowledge ofsecond-degree AV block. This critique should be considered only for its educational value and in no way constitutes an attempt to demean Schamroth’s many and important contributions to electrocardiography. |
