ECG Rhythm Strip Interpretation, Basic-Lesson 5Lippincott
• Electrocardiogram (ECG)– this records the heart’s electrical activity to detect heart conditions such as heart attacks, problems with heartbeat rhythm (arrhythmia) and heart failure ; • Total abdominal ultrasound (US)– this type of imaging test examines abnormalities in various internal or...
Particularly in the case of a cryp- togenic stroke with embolic characteristics, paroxysmal AF has to be exhaustively searched and might require long-term cardiac rhythm monitoring systems, which have been recently developed. Other new achievements are the therapeutic advances in oral an- ti...