Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) Glossary of Terms

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Abnormal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Acute: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Angina: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Artery: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Blood clots: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Blood pressure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Calcium: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cardiac: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chest: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chest pain: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Congenital: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Coronary artery disease: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Dizziness: See the definition from MedTerms.com

ECG: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Electrocardiogram: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Embolus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Emphysema: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Extremity: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart attack: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart disease: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart muscle: See the definition from MedTerms.com

High blood pressure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hypertrophy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Infarction: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Inflammation: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Magnesium: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Metabolic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Muscle: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Myocardial infarction: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Myocarditis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pain: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Palpitations: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pericarditis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Potassium: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Predispose: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Preoperative: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pulmonary: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pulmonary embolus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Shortness of breath: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Stress: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Surgery: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Systemic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Thyroid: See the definition from MedTerms.com