EKG (Electrocardiogram)
EKG Procedures at Carilion Clinic in Virginia
An Electrocardiogram (EKG) shows and records how fast your heart is beating, as well as the rhythm (steady or irregular) and where in the body the heartbeat is being recorded. It also records the strength and timing of the electrical signals as they pass through each part of the heart.
Benefits of EKG:
Many heart problems change the electrical signature of the heart. EKG recordings of this activity can help reveal a number of heart problems, including:
- Heart attack
- Lack of blood flow to the heart muscle
- An irregular heart beat, too fast or too slow
- A heart that does not pump forcefully enough
EKG recordings can help doctors diagnose a heart attack that is happening now or has happened in the past.
EKG recordings can also help to diagnose:
- Heart muscle that is too thick or parts of the heart that are too big
- Birth defects in the heart
- Disease in the heart valves between the different heart chambers
Carilion Clinic Location Information
159 Hartley Way
Pearisburg,
VA
24134
Phone: 540-921-6000
General Directions: Located behind Wal-Mart in Pearisburg, VA
2900 Lamb Circle
Christiansburg,
VA
24073
Phone: 540-731-2000
180 Floyd Ave.
Rocky Mount,
VA
24151
Phone: 540-483-5277
1906 Belleview Ave.
Roanoke,
VA
24014
Phone: 540-981-7000
1 Health Circle
Lexington,
VA
24450
Phone: 540-458-3300
