ECG

• ECG stands for Electrocardiogram.
• The term 'Electrocardiogram' is split into three parts: 'Electro', 'Cardio', and 'Gram'.
• An ECG measures the action potentials of the heart.
• ECG stands for Electrocardiogram.
• ECG stands for Electrocardiogram.
• Electrodes are placed on different areas of the body and the electrical impulses are detected.
• These impulses are picked up by a matching and amplified device.
• The term 'Electrocardiogram' is split into three parts: 'Electro', 'Cardio', and 'Gram'.
• An ECG measures the action potentials of the heart.
• The P wave on an ECG trace is the time of the atrial systole (contraction).
• Electrodes are placed on different areas of the body and the electrical impulses are detected.
• The QRS complex on an ECG trace is the time of the ventricular systole (contraction).
• These impulses are picked up by a matching and amplified device.
• The T wave on an ECG trace is caused by the depolarisation of the ventricles during diastole (relaxation and recovery).
• The P wave on an ECG trace is the time of the atrial systole (contraction).
• If the heart is diseased, the hearts normal conduction pathways are disrupted, causing the ECG trace to appear different.
• The QRS complex on an ECG trace is the time of the ventricular systole (contraction).
• A different number of beats per minute (60-100 is normal) on an ECG trace indicates a heart disease.
• The T wave on an ECG trace is caused by the depolarisation of the ventricles during diastole (relaxation and recovery).
• ECGs can be used to diagnose CHD.
• If the heart is diseased, the hearts normal conduction pathways are disrupted, causing the ECG trace to appear different.
• A different number of beats per minute (60-100 is normal) on an ECG trace indicates a heart disease.
• ECGs can be used to diagnose CHD.