An electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) records the heart's electrical activity to find heart problems. There are three types of ECGs: resting ECG, ambulatory monitoring, and cardiac stress testing. An ECG ...

The authors used an implantable electrophysiological device to assess the effects of two commonly used anesthetics (isoflurane and pentobarbital) on supraventricular electrophysiology and arrhythmic ...

An electrocardiogram and echocardiogram (echo) are both noninvasive imaging tests that look at the functioning of your heart and can help identify heart disease. An electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG) and ...

Angela Ryan Lee, MD, FACC, is a board-certified cardiology and internal medicine physician. She also holds board certifications from the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology and the National Board ...

Learn the anatomy and physiology of the heart, including the electrical conduction system and how it affects heart function, so you can become a certified EKG technician. The course covers the cardiac ...

Sometimes, an abnormal EKG reading is a normal variation in a person’s heart rhythm. In other cases, it may be due to an underlying heart condition or a reaction to medication. An electrocardiogram ...

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An electrocardiogram, commonly known as an EKG or ECG, is a test that measures the electrical activity of your heart. It’s a quick, painless, noninvasive test used to check for various heart ...

Editor’s note: The EKG Detective will be a monthly column dedicated to illustrating the benefits of utilizing deductive logic as a method for interpreting ECG tracings. The column will highlight and ...