Overview Of An Electrocardiogram

When This Test Is Used

Certain patients receive an electrocardiogram as part of their routine checkups! Many doctors use them as a standard test when they suspect lung or heart problems. Examples include when they suspect an irregular heartbeat or blocked arteries! Doctors also use this test to confirm that a patient had a heart attack. At the same time, it checks to see if the heart attack is still happening! Many heart and lung diseases cause low voltage signs. These signs will often appear on an electrocardiogram report! Thus, doctors recommend this test when they suspect a patient has one of these diseases as well.

In some cases, electrocardiograms involve exercise! They are often called stress tests in these instances. Patients need them when they have exercise-induced asthma or experience breathing difficulties when they are active. Other uses for these tests are to see how successful surgery was and to check how a progressive condition has changed.

Get the details on the different types of this test next.