Why the physicians prescription an EKG or ECG?
An electrocardiogram—abbreviated either ECG or EKG (from the original German spelling of the word) is a test that records the heart’s electrical activity and turns it into a graph that can be read and analyzed. The small electrical impulse that travels through the heart is what causes the heart muscle to contract and pump blood. It is one of the many important tests in medicine because it provides clues to your heart health. It is used to determine if the electrical activity is normal. These recordings can tell you about current heart problems such as heart rhythm problems that might require a pacemaker or drug therapy, or identify problems that occurred in the past such as old, and sometimes silent (unnoticed), heart attacks, a heart enlargement that can lead to heart failure, and many other important conditions. It also can tell if a heart attack is in progress, so that drugs can be administered and procedures done to reduce heart damage and improve survival. The ECG is an important
