I was involved in a malpractice case a couple of years ago as a consultant. The case involved an emergency physician who was being sued for failure to make a rapid diagnosis of an ST-segment elevation ...

Incorporating an electrocardiogram (ECG) during pre-participation screening for athletes has demonstrated a reduction in incidence of sudden cardiac death (SCD); however, it remains controversial in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Long-term continuous ECG monitoring with human oversight outperformed an artificial intelligence-based mobile ...

New training modules guide doctors on how to recognize ECG changes that indicate problems rather than healthy cardiac adaptation. Progress on curbing the leading killer of athletes―sudden cardiac ...

This study is reminiscent of a 2009 publication by Jayroe and colleagues [1] in which researchers asked 15 experienced cardiologists to interpret 116 ECGs for evidence of STEMI. In that study, only 8 ...

If it’s important that an ECG is done, it’s important that it’s legible. Asking patients to hold their breath for a couple of seconds can help, or if fine tremor is a problem, try moving the limb ...

Your cardiologist may suspect you have an abnormal heart rhythm based on palpitations, fainting (syncope) or near-fainting (near-syncope). Diagnosing the definite cause for your symptoms may be ...