Electrocardiography
METHOD TO RECORD THE ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY OF THE HEART THROUGH PASSIVE ELECTRODES PLACED OVER THE SKIN.
EKG; Electrocardiograph; Isoelectric line; Electrokardiogram; Elektrokardiogramm; Electrocardiography, ambulatory; Electrocardiograms; Electrocardiographic; Ecg; Electro-Cardio Gram; 12 lead; ECG interpretation tips; Electrocardiogram; ECG; P-R interval; 12-lead ECG; 12 lead ECG; Lead aVF; Lead aVR; Lead aVL; Precordial lead; Cardiac axis; Heart axis; HV interval; H deflection; H-V interval; Precordial leads; Fetal electrocardiography; Foetal scalp electrode; Fetal scalp electrode; Fetal ECG; Fetal electrocardiogram; Ekg; Contiguous lead; Contiguous leads; Electrocardiogram track; Atrial depolarization; Normal ECG; Intracardiac electrogram; Wilson's central terminal; Wilson central terminal; Ventricular depolarization; Ventricular repolarization
Electrocardiography is the process of producing an electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG (electrocardiogram), which reflects that German physicians were pioneers in the field at the time. Today, AMA style and – under its stylistic influence – most American medical publications use ECG instead of EKG.