An electrocardiogram is a picture of the electrical conduction of the heart. By examining changes from normal on the ECG, clinicians can identify a multitude of cardiac disease processes. There are ...

Among the investigations currently used to classify hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (serum creatinine, fasting blood glucose, serum potassium and urinalysis), interpretation of the ECG is an ...

Current methods for assessing perinatal hypoxic conditions did not improve infant outcomes. Various waveform-based and interval-based ECG markers have been suggested, but not directly compared. We ...

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 ...

What is the best way to estimate the QT interval on the ECG? What is the equation for QTc? A good way to estimate if the QT interval prolonged is by checking its relation to the R-R interval. If the ...

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 ...