e·lec·tro·car·di·o·graph ( -l k tr -kär d - -gr f)n. Abbr. ECG, EKG An instrument used in the detection and diagnosis of heart abnormalities that measures electrical potentials on the body surface and generates a record of the electrical currents associated with heart muscle activity. Also called cardiograph. e·lec tro·cardi·ogra·phy (-kärd- gr-f) n. |
Electrocardiograph (ECG, EKG)
A test of a patient's heartbeat that involves placing leads, or detectors, on the patient's chest to record electrical impulses in the heart. This test will produce a strip, or picture record of the heart's electrical functioning.
electrocardiograph (ECG)
[-kär′dē·əgraf′]
a device used for recording the electrical activity of the myocardium to detect transmission of the cardiac impulse through the conductive tissues of the muscle. Electrocardiography allows diagnosis of specific cardiac abnormalities. Leads are affixed to certain anatomic points on the patient's chest, usually with an adhesive gel that promotes transmission of the electric impulse to the recording device. electrocardiographic, adj.
electrocardiograph
the apparatus used in electrocardiography.
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Portable electrocardiograph used during exercise. By permission from Hinchcliff KW, Kaneps AJ, Equine Sports Medicine and Surgery, Saunders, 2004
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