The “old” electrocardiogram continues to provide new variables for medical care and education

Authors

  • Fernando Rodríguez González Villa Clara University of Medical Sciences.
  • Elibet Chávez González Villa Clara University of Medical Sciences.
  • Raimundo Carmona Puerta Catholic University of Cibao.

Keywords:

Cardiology, electrocardiography, quality of health care, education, medical

Abstract

The discovery of electrocardiography marked a milestone for medicine: it offered a better understanding of cardiovascular physiology and has been an essential tool for the diagnosis, evaluation, and prognostic stratification of almost all cardiovascular diseases, and it has been an irreplaceable component of cardiology research in contemporary medicine. Important investigations of the Cardiology professorship of the "Ernesto Guevara" University Hospital have had it as an object of study in line with the guidelines of the health system, for its application in assistance and updating of specialty programs, which have been enriched with new electrocardiographic variables called "non-classical". It is the objective of the authors to communicate some novel scientific results of investigations related to this ancient aid of diagnosis, which have been published in high-impact journals.

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Author Biographies

Fernando Rodríguez González, Villa Clara University of Medical Sciences.

Doctor in medicine. Master of Science. I Degree Specialist in Cardiology. Assistant teacher. Department of Electrophysiology and Cardiac Stimulation. "Ernesto Guevara" Cardiocenter University Hospital. Santa Clara. Villa Clara.

Elibet Chávez González, Villa Clara University of Medical Sciences.

Doctor in medicine. Doctor in Medical Sciences. II Degree Specialist in Cardiology. Master of Science. Associate Professor. Assistant Researcher. Department of Electrophysiology and Cardiac Stimulation. "Ernesto Guevara" Cardiocenter University Hospital. Santa Clara. Villa Clara.

Raimundo Carmona Puerta, Catholic University of Cibao.

Doctor in medicine. II Degree Specialist in Cardiology and Normal and Pathological Physiology. Research associate.

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Published

2023-09-01

How to Cite

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Rodríguez González F, Chávez González E, Carmona Puerta R. The “old” electrocardiogram continues to provide new variables for medical care and education. EDUMEC [Internet]. 2023 Sep. 1 [cited 2025 Jul. 9];15(1):e2749. Available from: https://revedumecentro.sld.cu/index.php/edumc/article/view/e2749

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