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Why is an ekg important?
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Heart health: Ekg is a measure of the electrical activity of the heart from which experts make deduction about the presence and type of heart disease. Ekg cannot detect all heart diseases and is used along with clinical findings, laboratory tests, and radiologic examinations.
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