ECG electrode

Summary Information: ECG electrode

ECG electrode: An ECG (electrocardiograph) electrode is an electrode (e.g. a metal wire) that is temporarily positioned on the surface of the skin of the chest and limbs for recording electrophysiological signals from the patient's heart.

Diseases Related To Medical Device: ECG electrode

These diseases are related to the medical device ECG electrode:

Arrhythmia
Acute heart attack (see Heart attack)
Myocardial ischemia (angina)
Previous heart attack
Ventricular hypertrophy
Pulmonary embolus (arterial blockage in the lung)

Other Names For ECG electrode

Electrocardiography electrode

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