J. Bosmans, MD, Phd.
Cardiologist
University Hospital Antwerp
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,• The ECG
• Conduction disturbances
• Supraventricular rhythm disturbances
• Ventricular rhythm disturbances
• Coronary ischemic haert diseases
• Repolarisation disturbances
2
, WHAT IS AN
ELECTROCARDIOGRAM?
A RECORDING OF ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY IN THE HEART
WIDELY USED DIAGNOSTIC AID
ESSENTIAL FOR DIAGNOSIS OF ARRHYTHMIAS
USEFUL FOR DIAGNOSIS OF CARDIAC ABNORMALITIES
– ISCHAEMIA
– MYOCARDITIS
– GENERALISED METABOLIC CHANGE
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, Impulse and conduction system