An EKG measures the heart’s electrical activity and can detect various issues, including heart attacks, rhythm abnormalities, and electrolyte imbalances. Seek immediate medical help if you experience ...

More than 300 million EKGs (short for electrocardiogram, a test that checks heart rhythm and electrical signals of the heart) are conducted around the world each year, according to a study published ...

Young, trained athletes may have abnormal 12-lead electrocardiograms (ECGs) without evidence of structural cardiac disease. Whether such ECG patterns represent the initial expression of underlying ...

Background Electrocardiography (ECG) is recommended as part of IOC's preparticipation health examination in athletes. The new Seattle criteria for interpreting ECG in athletes are developed with ...

At an electrophysiology meeting one would expect a lot of interest in the high-tech and cutting edge. Yet one constant I find at European meetings is the popularity of sports cardiology, a decidedly ...

NEW YORK — The international criteria for electrocardiography (ECG) interpretation in athletes perform better than prior iterations in predominantly African American National Basketball Association ...

1 Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA 2 Division of Ciology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA 3 Division of Ciology, Seattle Children's ...

ECG and EKG are different abbreviations for the same test, called an electrocardiogram. This test measures how electricity is functioning in a person’s heart. People may also refer to it as an ...

Vienna, Austria - 21 June 2017: Breast implants may impede an electrocardiogram (ECG) and could result in a false heart attack diagnosis, according to research presented today at EHRA EUROPACE - ...

Breast implants may impede an electrocardiogram (ECG) and could result in a false heart attack diagnosis, according to new research. Breast implants may impede an electrocardiogram (ECG) and could ...