RT Book, Section A1 DeTurk, William E. A1 Cahalin, Lawrence P. A2 DeTurk, William E. A2 Cahalin, Lawrence P. SR Print(0) ID 6878170 T1 Chapter 11. Electrocardiography T2 Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physical Therapy: An Evidence-Based Approach, 2e YR 2011 FD 2011 PB The McGraw-Hill Companies PP New York, NY SN 978-0-07-159814-9 LK accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=6878170 RD 2024/03/29 AB The electrocardiogram (ECG) is a graphic representation of the depolarization of the heart. The physiology of depolarization of the heart is described in Chapter 5, and the particular pathways for conduction of the wave of depolarization are shown in Fig. 11-3. The ECG has undergone tremendous development and use since it was first applied to humans in 1887 by Augustus D. Waller.1 A brief history of the ECG is presented in Table 11-1.1–6