Abstract
Cardiac arrhythmia-an irregular heartbeat-can develop in an instant and then quickly, and sometimes fatally, spiral out of control. In the 1960s, physician L. Julian Haywood sought a way to continuously monitor the heart for any rhythm changes. He and his associates developed this prototype digital heart monitor, which they began using in the coronary care unit at what was then Los Angeles County General Hospital, in 1969. A Control Data Corp. computer ran the software. As a pioneering Black cardiologist, Haywood recognized the disparities that racial minorities face in getting access to health care, and he spent his career working to improve heart health for all.
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