Your doctor may use an electrocardiogram to determine or detect: Abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmias) If blocked or narrowed arteries in your heart (coronary artery disease) are causing chest pain or a heart attack. Whether you have had a previous heart attack.
What are 3 reasons a person would get an EKG?
Why might I need an electrocardiogram?
- To look for the cause of chest pain.
- To evaluate problems which may be heart-related, such as severe tiredness, shortness of breath, dizziness, or fainting.
- To identify irregular heartbeats.
Which condition can be detected on an electrocardiogram?
An ECG can help detect: arrhythmias – where the heart beats too slowly, too quickly, or irregularly. coronary heart disease – where the heart's blood supply is blocked or interrupted by a build-up of fatty substances. heart attacks – where the supply of blood to the heart is suddenly blocked.
