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The front cover of the medical text book 'An introduction to Congenital Heart Disease'. It was written by Dr Leo Schamroth and Dr Fay Segal (Mrs Fay Hirsowitz). It was published by Blackwell Scientific Publications Oxford, England in 1960. The two authors worked together at Baragwanath Hospital and were family friends.

The front cover of the book 'Electrocardiographic Excursions' written by Leo Schamroth. It was dedicated to the memory of Sherlock Holmes as Leo Schamroth loved the deductive approach of this character. In this book each ECG was prefaced with a cryptic clue in the form of a quote from Sherlock Holmes. The book was published by Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford, England, 1975.

The article that Professor Schamroth wrote regarding his personal experience following three attacks of infective endocarditis (infection) on his heart valves. It was in this article that he described the 'Schamroth Sign', which is taught to medical students worldwide. It was published in the South African Medical Journal in 1976.

The front cover of the First Edition of the text book, 'An Introduction to Electrocardiography' written by Leo Schamroth. It was published by Juta and Co. Limited in 1956. Seven editions were published over the course of his career and they were translated into Spanish, Greek, Italian, Turkish and Japanese. It was reputed to be the book most often stolen from medical libraries worldwide.

The front covers of the books 'Diagnostic Pointers in Clinical Electrocardiography'. Volume II was on abnormalities of Cardiac Rhythm. They were written by Leo Schamroth. They were published by Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford, England.

Article depicting the 'Schamroth Sign'. In 1976 Professor Schamroth wrote an article regarding his personal experience following three attacks of infective endocarditis (infection) on his heart valves. It was in this article that he described the 'Schamroth Sign', which is taught to medical students worldwide. The article was published in the South African Medical Journal.

The front covers of 'The 12 Lead Electrocardiogram' Book 1 and Book 2. They were written by Leo Schamroth prior to his death. He died before the books were published and they were proof read and corrected by his son, Dr Colin Schamroth. They were published by Blackwell Scientific Publications.

Photograph of the spines covers of the books 'The Disorders of Cardiac Rhythm', Volume I and II. They were written by Leo Schamroth. They were published by Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford, England.