An electrocardiogram, also called an ECG or EKG, is a simple and painless test that measures the electrical impulses of your heart to check for signs of heart disease. It's done through small ...

The debate over testing for the most common medical cause of death among NCAA athletes boils over. It was 1990 when 23-year-old Loyola Marymount basketball player Hank Gathers collapsed during a game ...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--QT Medical, a MedTech company focusing on cardiac care with personal electrocardiogram (ECG), announced today a limited time offer of $30 per ECG test to skilled nursing ...

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 ...

Samuel is a fourth-grader who plays soccer. On the day we met, he was lying on an examination table at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital with a mass of wires connected to his body. "It's measuring your ...

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 ...

BOSTON, MA — A new study has shed light on which low-risk patients who have inconclusive exercise ECG tests might safely avoid additional downstream imaging tests to detect potential CAD [1]. Patients ...

Sometimes, an abnormal EKG reading is a normal variation in a person’s heart rhythm. In other cases, it may be due to an underlying heart condition or a reaction to medication. An electrocardiogram ...

Back when it was announced, Verily said that it had an ECG feature alongside the usual stuff you expect on a smartwatch — but it didn’t receive clearance from the FDA for it until today (oddly, in the ...

An idioventricular rhythm is very similar to ventricular tachycardia except the ventricular rate is less than 60 beats per minute. All other characteristics of VT apply; this includes the presence of ...