Incorporating an electrocardiogram (ECG) during pre-participation screening for athletes has demonstrated a reduction in incidence of sudden cardiac death (SCD); however, it remains controversial in ...

1 Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA 2 Division of Ciology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA 3 Division of Ciology, Seattle Children's ...

“Many practitioners look mainly at surface patterns without fully understanding the physiology behind them," says Dr. Tullo.

What are the sensitivity and specificity of computer-generated ECG interpretation? What is the most common reason cardiologists disagree with such interpretation? —Harry Ballantyne, PA-C, Odenton, Md.

If you are a nurse, doctor or other medical professional that deals with cardiac issues or ECG readings, you owe it to yourself and your patients to take an EKG interpretation course. An EKG ...

If it’s important that an ECG is done, it’s important that it’s legible. Asking patients to hold their breath for a couple of seconds can help, or if fine tremor is a problem, try moving the limb ...

"As advances in basic and clinical cardiology research continue, new conditions that can be identified on ECGs have been described," said Dr Alan H Kadish (Northwestern University, Chicago, IL), ...

A rather anxious 23-year-old man attends with palpitations. A careful history suggests simple ectopic beats, perhaps exacerbated by his anxiety. There are no red flags in the history, he is a ...