Examples of some A-fib types a doctor can identify by EKG include the following: Ashman’s phenomenon : A type of A-fib where there is a long pause between heartbeats, then several beats that are ...

This can help medical professionals detect heart abnormalities, such as heart damage or abnormal heart rhythms. One common health condition that an ECG can help diagnose is coronary artery disease ...

Abnormal EKGs aren’t usually serious, ... A first-degree block, for example, is not a threat. If you tell me the name of the EKG changes, ...

How often do you see an ECG that is just a little off? Maybe the T wave is flat, oddly-shaped or inverted. Maybe the ST segment is coved, very minimally-depressed or shows some J point elevation ...

Rationale. A 12-lead ECG is an important initial diagnostic test for identifying the likely cause of the transient loss of consciousness in some people, and especially in predicting adverse events ...

Athlete-Specific ECG Criteria To Detect Abnormalities by Julia Samuel on Dec 8 2017 7:03 PM One in 5 professional basketball players had abnormalities on their electrocardiograms (ECGs).

Abnormal electrocardiogram (ECG) findings in young, seemingly healthy athletes is associated with the eventual development of cardiomyopathy, a structural disease of heart muscle that affects the ...

Background Interpretation of ECGs in athletes is complicated by physiological changes related to training. The purpose of this study was to determine the accuracy of ECG interpretation in athletes ...

Physiologic, training-related ECG changes were detected in 89.0% of athletes; the most prevalent was early repolarization (69.7%). ECG abnormalities defined by the international criteria were found in ...

The lengthening of the PR interval is a sign of abnormal heart rhythm. Compared with the controls, the average PR interval was 8.3 milliseconds, 5.5 percent longer in the psoriatic arthritis patients.