The goal of ECG interpretation in athletes is to classify the ECG as: (1) ‘normal’—no further evaluation needed or (2) ‘abnormal’—further evaluation needed. Normal ECGs include common, ...

In a “normal” electrocardiogram (ECG), the transition ... At baseline, 51.7% of subjects (48.4% of women, 56.0% of men) had normal rotation, 41.4% (45.8% of women, 35.8% of men) had ...

The axis of the ECG is the major direction of the overall electrical activity of the heart. It can be normal, leftward (left axis deviation, or LAD), rightward (right axis deviation, or RAD ...

In 'Bedside to Bench', Stanley Nattel examines recent clinical studies suggesting that a particular type of readout on an electrocardiogram (ECG) may increase the risk of the condition.

The resting electrocardiogram (ECG) furnishes essential information for the diagnosis, management, and prognostic evaluation of patients with congestive heart failure (CHF). Almost any ECG ...

This term can be confusing, as not all ECG leads contain all three of these waves; yet a “QRS complex” is said to be present regardless. For example, the normal QRS complex in lead V1 does not ...