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THE ELECTROCARDIOGRAM

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- Indications

INDICATIONS OF THE ELECTROCARDIOGRAM

- The illnesses of the heart muscle

This exam permits to detect very many illnesses of the heart, first of all the myocardial infarction.

- The illnesses of the envelope of the heart, the pericardium

The pericarditis can also be detected by an electrocardiogram.

- The disorders of the heart rhythm

The slowing of the cardiac frequency (bradycardia) or on the contrary its acceleration (tachycardia) will be easily detected thanks to an electrocardiogram. The physician will even specify the exact nature of the rhythmic illness of the heart.

File last modified on june 8, 2006

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