ECG (Electrocardiography)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/ECG_(Electrocardiography)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	diagnosis
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:EKG electrocardiogram
gptkbp:canBe	gptkb:ambulatory_ECG gptkb:resting_ECG gptkb:stress_ECG
gptkbp:detects	gptkb:pre-excitation_syndromes gptkb:Brugada_syndrome gptkb:Wolff-Parkinson-White_syndrome gptkb:atrial_fibrillation gptkb:arrhythmias gptkb:bundle_branch_block gptkb:ventricular_tachycardia myocardial infarction pericarditis QT prolongation hypokalemia myocarditis heart block ischemia hyperkalemia drug toxicity electrolyte imbalances right ventricular hypertrophy left ventricular hypertrophy pacemaker function
gptkbp:features	adults children pregnant women
gptkbp:hasComponent	gptkb:P_wave gptkb:QRS_complex gptkb:T_wave gptkb:PR_interval ST segment
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	ECG (Electrocardiography)
gptkbp:interpretedBy	cardiologist
gptkbp:introducedIn	1903
gptkbp:inventedBy	gptkb:Willem_Einthoven
gptkbp:measures	electrical activity of the heart
gptkbp:noninvasive	true
gptkbp:performedBy	healthcare professionals
gptkbp:recordedAt	cardiac cycle
gptkbp:requires	gptkb:ECG_machine electrodes
gptkbp:standardLeads	12
gptkbp:usedFor	diagnosing heart conditions monitoring heart rhythm
gptkbp:usedIn	gptkb:General cardiology emergency medicine
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Fast_Fourier_Transform_(FFT)_algorithms
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8