More than 300 million EKGs (short for electrocardiogram, a test that checks heart rhythm and electrical signals of the heart) are conducted around the world each year, according to a study published ...

An EKG measures the heart’s electrical activity and can detect various issues, including heart attacks, rhythm abnormalities, and electrolyte imbalances. Seek immediate medical help if you experience ...

In recent years, there has been an explosion in technology in terms of our ability to image both the heart and the brain with higher resolution to detect structure, ischemia, early infarct, ...

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Major electrocardiogram abnormalities are associated with a significant 2-fold higher risk for cardiovascular mortality among patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis compared with a control group.

Correspondence to Ricardo Stein, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 90035-903, Brazil; rstein{at}cardiol.br Objectives To evaluate the prevalence of abnormal ECG findings and ...

Correspondence to Dr Aaron Baggish, Cardiovascular Performance Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Yawkey Suite 5B, Boston, MA 02114, USA; abaggish{at}partners.org Background/aim ...

Sudden death can occur as a consequence of cardiac-conduction abnormalities in the neuromuscular disease myotonic dystrophy type 1. The determinants of the risk of sudden death remain imprecise. We ...

Through a deep-learning model, researchers have shown that ordinary ECG images can be leveraged to identify patients with an LV ejection fraction below 40%. Their approach also appears able to ...