Question 1

what is an electrocardiogram (ecg) used for?

Accepted Answer

Check your heart: An ekg (ECG) collects information about how the electrical impulse that maintains your heart rate is transmitted through your heart. It not only shows the rate of your hearbeat and its regularity or lack of, but can also give information about the size and strength of the chambers of your heart and sometimes about whether the heart muscle has been damaged, is receiving enough blood, etc.

Question 2

what is the importance of an ecg to diagnose my heart disease?

Accepted Answer

ECG: ECG is a basic test in cardiac diagnosis. If your cardiac problem is arrhythmia, the ECG is crucial/essential. Because of the complex nature of heart disease, we want an ECG on everybody as part of their cardiac evaluation.

Question 3

hi, what is ecg?

Accepted Answer

Heart rhythm test: ECG (electrocardiogram) and EKG (elektrokardiogramm - German spelling) are the same thing.  The English language includes words originating from many different languages. The ECG looks at the electrical rhythm and rate of the heart, at a moment in time. Other types of tests look at the rhythm and rate for a longer, 24-hour period.

Question 4

please see my ecg?

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Not on this forum: Try our premium forum called HealthTap Concierge, where doctors see you via smartphone, tablet, or laptop. They can see photos you put in your FILES. You can send images while in a live consultation. Request a Concierge Cardiologist private consultation (there is a fee). You currently have posted on our public, free, informational forum where neither direct medical advice nor care are provided.

Question 5

why would i need an ecg?

Accepted Answer

Heart Issues: If there is any question of a heart problem, this is a standard test.

Question 6

what is the 12. lead ecg?

Accepted Answer

Tool: That allows a physician to look at the electrical activity traveling within the heart from 12 different angles.

Question 7

hi,can i send you my ecg?

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Upload it: Ask tech support to help you upload it.
Why at age 19 did you have to have an ECG.
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Question 8

can 3 lead ecg show much?

Accepted Answer

Yes: While "much" is a relative statement, a 3 lead ECG should be able to help the physician determine your heart rhythm.

Question 9

what is atypical ecg mean?

Accepted Answer

: That the pattern of the heart impulses are not what is considered normal. This can happen in disease and in a few without

Question 10

why my ecg show so bizarre?

Accepted Answer

Talk with doctor: It depends on the abnormalities. Make an appointment for your doctor to look at the ECG with you and discuss it with you!

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