ECG eponymos

Abstract

Eponyms are widely represented in technical, social and natural sciences. Electrocardiography terms, named after the researcher who first described them, have not been summarized in one place until now. Wellens syndrome (Henrick Joan Joost Wellens, Dutch cardiologist) refers to a subgroup of patients with unstable angina who are at risk of developing an anterior myocardial infarction. In 2008, the Dutch cardiologist Robert Jan de Winter described a unique electrocardiographic (ECG) finding for proximal left anterior descending artery occlusion, named de Winter's pattern.Smith-Sgarbossa criteria (Elena Sgarbossa, Stephen Smith) are used to recognize acute myocardial infarction in patients with left bundle branch block. Schamroth's sign (Abraham Leo Schamroth, South African cardiologist) is an indirect ECG finding that indicates chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome (WPW) was named after the doctors who in 1930. first described the syndrome of short PR interval and abnormal QRS complexes, associated with paroxysmal tachycardia (Louis Wolff, John Parkinson, Paul Dudley White). S1Q3T3 or McGinn-White sign (Sylvester McGinn and Paul White) was first described in 1935. as an ECG finding in support of acute pulmonary heart disease. Second degree AV blocks could be type Wenckebach (Karel Frederik Wenckebach, Dutch anatomist) or type Mobitz (Woldemar Mobitz, Russian-German physician). Ashman's phenomenon (Richard F. Ashman, American physiologist) is a simple ECG manifestation of conduction disturbances, caused by a change in frequency. Bix's rule (Harold Bix) is used to recognize supraventricular tachycardia. Brugada syndrome (Pedro and Josep Brugada) is a congenital channelopathy of sodium channels, with a high risk of sudden cardiac arrest. TP segment's down-sloping in the early stage of pericarditis is called Spodick's sign (David H. Spodick, American cardiologist).

Keywords

• eponyms
• ecg
• wellens
• brugada
• wpw
• de winter
• smith-sgarbossa