The history of development of electrocardiography: A.F. Samoilov and his article «Electrocardiograms»

Ivanova A. N.

The article is devoted to the scientific activity of the Russian scientist, physiologist Alexander Filippovich Samoilov (1867-1930) – the founder of electrocardiography in Russia. In the article a short biography of the scientist is presented, his main scientific interests are described. Special attention is paid to Samoilov's scientific publication «Electrocardiograms» which was issued in the Russian medical periodical press – a newspaper «Russian Doctor» in 1908. This work of Samoilov obviously became the first article in Russian in the domestic periodical press devoted to a method of electrocardiography and the possibility of its use in scientific work and medical practice. In this work Samoilov noted the possibility of using electrocardiography in medical practice as well as the necessity for a thorough study of theoretical bases of electrocardiography for its further practical use.

Keywords:history of electrocardiography, Alexander Filippovich Samoilov, Einthoven's string galvanometer, electrocardiogram, medical practice.