ABSTRACT

Demetrio Sodi Pallares passed away on August 12, 2003, at the age of 90. He was the son of the famous lawyer and Secretary of State of Mexico, Demetrio Sodi Guergue, and he was the grandson of another famous lawyer, Jacinito Pallares, and he is survived by ve sons, including Mexican Senator Demetrio Sodi. An internationally recognized cardiologist and one of the world’s authorities on electrocardiographic interpretation, he was the author of 16 books and more than 300 scientic papers and the recipient of over 100 honorary degrees.