ECG

Electrocardiographs (ECG) are medical devices that are designed to record and analyze the heart's electrical activity. Through electrodes placed on the patient's body, electrocardiographs capture the heart's electrical signals and display them as graphs. Through these graphs, doctors assess heart function and identify potential cardiac problems such as arrhythmias, ischemia, heart attack, coronary artery disease, damaged areas of the heart muscle, dilated cardiomyopathy, etc.

There are various types of electrocardiographs depending on the requirements and needs of each physician. However, the most common types are digital and portable electrocardiographs. Digital electrocardiographs have advanced functions allowing a more accurate assessment of heart function. Using algorithms and software, digital electrocardiographs can detect even the most subtle arrhythmias in the heartbeats. Finally, the ability to store and analyze data allows physicians to monitor the progression of conditions over time.

Furthermore, the electrocardiographs are distinguished on the number of channels into single-channel, 3-channel, 6-channel, and 12-channel. The positions of the electrodes allow the examination of the electrical cardiac activity of the heart from different approaches. Each of these tendencies appears as a "channel" on the electrocardiogram printout. A 1/3/6/12 channel ECG measures and records the electrical activity of the heart through 1/3/6/12 leads simultaneously. This means that the more channels a cardiograph has built-in, the more data it can collect.

At medi-shop.gr, you can find digital electrocardiograph systems from the world's leading manufacturers (Edan, Nihon Kohden, Fukuda, Welch Allyn, Cardioline) with integrated diagnosis and analysis software.

The analysis of a cardiogram allows the detection of cardiac diseases with high accuracy among which are:

• Accelerated idioventricular rhythm
• Heart rate acceleration 
• Tachycardia
• Atrial flutter
• Pacemaker malfunction
• Cardiac arrest
• Arrhythmia
• Bradycardia
• Ventricular or atrial fibrillation

Ideal for cardiology clinics, general medical practices, pathology offices, hospitals, medical centers, etc.