What Is The Purpose Of Electrocardiography

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What Is The Purpose Of Electrocardiography

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To evaluate chest pain, shortness of breath, dizziness, or heart palpitations; to detect an abnormality in the heart's rate or rhythm ( dysrhythmia ) ;to detect the presence of impaired blood flow to the heart muscle (cardiac ischemia); to help diagnose damage to the heart caused by a myocardial infarction; to determine the presence of hypertrophy (enlargement) of the heart; to detect inflammation of the heart muscle (myocarditis) or the lining of the heart (pericarditis); to assess the effect on the heart of digitalis or other cardiac drugs; to determine the presence of electrolyte disturbances; to assess the progress of rheumatic fever; to detect congenital heart defects; performed before surgery to assess cardiac risk during surgery as part of a complete physical examination.

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