An electrocardiogram, also known as EKG or ECG, records your heart’s electrical activity. This offers healthcare providers information regarding your heart’s rhythm and rate, as well as diagnosing a range of heart conditions. Sensing electrodes, small adhesive patches with wires connected to a monitor, are placed on your skin in the chest, arm, and leg […]
Echocardiography
An echocardiogram, also known as “echo” for short, is a cardiac ultrasound that aids in assessing your heart’s condition. Using a device called a transducer, an echo transmits high-frequency sound waves throughout the body. As these sound waves bounce, or echo, off the structures in your body, they paint a picture that is displayed on […]