A study led by scientists at King's has revealed how the physical orientation of the heart inside the chest dramatically influences the electrical signals captured in an electrocardiogram (ECG)—a ...

The heart is a finely tuned machine, pumping and squeezing to move blood through the body with a fresh supply of oxygen and nutrients. Electrical activity provides the spark to coordinate and activate ...

TRANSIENT arrhythmias are frequently encountered during catheterization of the right side of the heart. 1 They occur most frequently during manipulation of the catheter in the atrium as isolated ...

Electrodes are placed on the patient's chest area to record cardiac electrical activity - e.g. to determine whether the heart rhythm is so irregular that treatment is required; a type of medical ...