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apexcardiography /apex·car·di·og·ra·phy/ (-kahr″de-og´rah-fe) a method of graphically recording the pulsations of the anterior chest wall over the apex of the heart. apexcardiography (ACG) [-kär′dē·og′rəfē] the recording of heart pulsations obtained from the cordis apex. apexcardiography Cardiology A technique that graphically records movements of the chest wall caused by the beating heart, which is used to evaluate left ventricular function, MI, aneurysms, ischemia, and pericarditis; it provides ancillary
information and is used with EKG, phonocardiography, and carotid or jugular vein pulse tracings Abnormal values Absent or abnormal waves occur in AFib, mitral and aortic valve stenosis, HTN, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, ventricular aneurysm,
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