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 ...

WAUKESHA, Wis. - Hundreds of young people lined up in Waukesha on Tuesday, Aug. 13 for a potentially life-saving test. 21-year-old Abby Fregien describes herself as an active athlete. But do not be ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...