Electrocardiogram

ECG (Electrocardiogram), EKG (Electrocardiogram)

What Affects the Test

Reasons you may not be able to have the test or why the results may not be helpful include:

• Not having the electrodes securely attached to your skin.
• Moving or talking during the test.
• Exercising before the test.
• Being anxious or breathing very deeply or rapidly.

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Author:	Douglas Dana Sydney Youngerman-Cole, RN, BSN, RNC	Last Updated: June 23, 2006
Medical Review:	Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine Tom Bailey, MD - Family Medicine George Philippides, MD - Cardiology
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