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ECG

Alternate Names : EKG, Electrocardiogram

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ECG

Today's Top News Stories
•	Seniors Having More Sex Than Ever - Jul 09, 2008, 09:00 Study finds big jump in number of those over 70 who are 'doing it'
•	Men Often Not Told of Severity of Wife's Cancer - Jul 09, 2008, 09:00 Study finds almost 40% say docs never said condition was terminal until near death.
•	Gene Activity May Explain Deadlier Breast Cancers Among Younger Women - Jul 09, 2008, 09:00 Study finds more than 350 common sets of genes in patients under 45.
•	Breast-Conserving Surgery Leaves Many Cancer Patients Disappointed - Jul 09, 2008, 09:00 Poor aesthetic outcome after lumpectomy linked to depression, fear, study finds.
•	A Blood Marker Could Spot Diabetes Risk - Jul 08, 2008, 16:00 Higher levels of fetuin-A were linked to later disease development, study found .

The electrocardiogram (ECG, EKG) is used extensively in the diagnosis of heart disease, from congenital heart disease in infants to myocardial infarction and myocarditis in adults. Several different types of electrocardiogram exist.

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• Definition
• Why is the Test Performed?
• How is the Test Performed?
• How to Prepare for the Test?
• How will the Test Feel?
• Normal Values
• What do Abnormal Results Mean?
• Special Considerations
• Risks
• Pictures & Images

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Diseases & Conditions

• Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy
• Angina - Stable
• Anorexia Nervosa
• Aortic Dissection
• Aortic Insufficiency
• Aortic Stenosis
• Arrhythmias
• Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter
• Atrial Myxoma - Left
• Atrial Myxoma - Right
• Atrial Septal Defect
• Cardiac Tamponade
• Coarctation of the Aorta
• Coronary Artery Spasm
• Delirium Tremens
• Digitalis Toxicity
• Dilated Cardiomyopathy
• Dilated Cardiomyopathy
• Drug-Induced Lupus Erythematosus
• Ectopic Heartbeat
• Guillain-Barre Syndrome
• Heart Attack
• Heart Disease
• Heart Failure
• Hyperaldosteronism - Primary and Secondary
• Hyperkalemia
• Hypertensive Heart Disease
• Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
• Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis
• Hypoparathyroidism
• Infectious Endocarditis
• Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
• Left-Sided Heart Failure
• Lyme Disease - Secondary
• Mitral Regurgitation - Acute
• Mitral Regurgitation - Chronic
• Mitral Stenosis
• Mitral Valve Prolapse
• Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia
• Myocarditis
• Narcolepsy
• Obstructive Sleep Apnea
• Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT)
• Patent Ductus Arteriosus
• Pericarditis
• Pericarditis - After Heart Attack
• Pericarditis - Bacterial
• Pericarditis - Constrictive
• Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
• Primary Amyloidosis
• Primary Hyperparathyroidism
• Primary Pulmonary Hypertension
• Pulmonary Embolus
• Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
• Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
• Right-Sided Heart Failure
• Sick Sinus Syndrome
• Stroke
• Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
• Tetralogy of Fallot
• Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis
• Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
• Transposition of the Great Vessels
• Tricuspid Regurgitation
• Type 2 Diabetes
• Unstable Angina
• Ventricular Septal Defect
• Ventricular Tachycardia
• Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

Tests & Exams

• Exercise Stress Test
• Holter Monitor (24h)
• Pulse

Other Topics

• Adolescent Test or Procedure Preparation
• Chest Pain
• Electrolytes
• Heartbeat Sensations
• Infant Test/Procedure Preparation
• Preschooler Test/Procedure Preparation
• Pulse - Bounding
• Rashes
• School Age Test/Procedure Preparation
• Sleeping Difficulty
• Toddler Test/Procedure Preparation

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