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.

• Historical Timeline
• Notable Figures 
• Topics in Depth 
• About the Heart Rhythm Foundation History Project

Electricity and the Heart was founded by Seymour Furman, MD 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 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.