A 54 year old male with no significant past medical history presents to his primary care physician with 2 days of chest pains including now. His vital signs and physical examination are normal. His ...

An electrocardiogram, also called an ECG or EKG, is a simple and painless test that measures the electrical impulses of your heart to check for signs of heart disease. It's done through small ...

A 35-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with palpitations for 2 hours. She states that she has intermittently had palpitations for years, but always lasting for minutes only. These ...

Sarah Mitroff has worn many hats at CNET, including Senior Mobile Editor and Managing Editor of Health and Wellness. Currently, she is a freelance editor. Throughout her career, she's written about ...

EKG and ECG are the same; EKG is from the German abbreviation and ECG from the English translation. To take an ECG on an Apple Watch, you need a compatible model, the ECG app, and an iPhone with ...

An electrocardiogram and echocardiogram (echo) are both noninvasive imaging tests that look at the functioning of your heart and can help identify heart disease. An electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG) and ...