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A member asked:

Should i be concerned about baseline wandering on an ecg?

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ECG : Baseline wandering on ECG is not a cardiac finding and is a concern only for the quality of recording.

Dr Chapman agreed

Answered 6/10/2014

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Not to worry: Wandering baseline is "signal noise" or "artifact" on an ekg caused by loose connections, patient breathing, etc... But nothing to do with the activity of the heart.

Dr Chapman and another doctor agreed

Answered 5/3/2015

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