Electricity and the Heart is intended to facilitate the collection, cataloging and presentation of historical information about technical and scientific advances in cardiac devices. Click on a topic below to explore the history of Electricity and the Heart.
Electricity and the Heart was founded by Seymour Furman, MD, FHRS and is edited by Betsy Bogdansky.
See also our Presidents Series in the "About Us" section of this website, created in 2009 to review 30 year’s worth of Society leadership.
Rhythms in Time
- View a PDF of the presentation prepared for Heart Rhythm 2011 (PDF, 1M), which focused on the huge influence of Brian F. Hoffman, MD, of Columbia University. Dr. Hoffman, an iconic figure in the growth and development of cardiac electrophysiology as a basic and clinical science, has provided guidance and inspiration for his peers as well as succeeding generations of investigators; many leading contributors to the field of EP have trained directly under him or worked with him.
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- The Rhythms in Time exhibit poster honoring Brian F. Hoffman, MD, admired for his intellectual grasp of the entire field from biophysical studies of basic mechanisms through clinical studies of arrhythmias can be viewed online and is available for purchase.
- View a PDF of the presentation prepared for Heart Rhythm 2010 (PDF, 3M), which focused on the work of Anthony N. Damato, MD (1930 – 2001), who was among the first to recognize the development of modern cardiac electrophysiology, arrhythmia investigation and management and trained a group of cardiac fellows who were among the founders of clinical cardiac electrophysiology
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- The Rhythms in Time exhibit poster honoring Dr. Damato and the colleagues he mentored at the Staten Island U.S. Public Health Service Hospital (the first clinical electrophysiology laboratory in the United States) can be viewed online and is available for purchase
- View a PDF of the presentation prepared for Heart Rhythm 2009 (PDF, 791K), celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Heart Rhythm Society, its history and notable achievements
- View a PDF of the Heart Rhythm 2008 presentation (PDF, 1.4M). The 2008 Rhythms in Time exhibit focused on 50 years of EP history, with notable events during 1958-1962. Attendees were invited to view historical artifacts and listen to guest speakers
Rhythms in Time is a component of the Heart Rhythm Foundation's Furman Fund. Created to honor one of the Society’s founding fathers, Dr. Seymour Furman, the Furman Fund has three specific objectives:
- preserve a historic view of cardiac pacing and electrophysiology
- inspire clinicians, students and patients with the rhythmic wonder of the human heart; and
- educate the clinical and lay community about the field of electrophysiology and its innovation and future potential for improving and extending the lives of arrhythmia patients.
