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Doctors use the electrocardiogram, also known as ECG or EKG, as the standard test for evaluating the health of your heart. Abnormal EKG results will alert your doctor to problems.

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Going for EKG http://tinyurl.com/6b2tn8 and blood work this morning. My morning coffee will have to wait.

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boston.com — “The family of Edward Harrigan -- a patient who died at Tobey Hospital in Wareham after no one responded to warnings on his cardiac monitor -- filed a federal lawsuit against the hospital and a nurse on Tuesday. Harrigan, 87, was a patient at the hospital in September 2008. His electrocardiogram displayed a “flat line” for more than two hours because the battery in his heart monitor had died, but no one changed the battery, according to state investigators.View full resource at boston.com

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Cardiologists Often Miss Heart Defects in Young Athletes: Study - Yahoo! News

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Limits In How EKG Screening Can Prevent Young Athletes’ Deaths - NYTimes.com

nytimes.com — “In a study, pediatric cardiologists reading electrocardiograms correctly identified only 68 percent of truly abnormal cases and did not always offer the correct recommendation on whether a patient should participate in sports.View full resource at nytimes.com

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Limits In How EKG Screening Can Prevent Young Athletes’ Deaths - NYTimes.com

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