2006-09-09 18:53:13 · 3 answers · asked by Nostradamus 3 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
And ECG is the identical test to the EKG test. Both are short for electrocardiograph. Both take a one time snapshot of what your heart rhythm is doing while you lay on the bed or table.
A HOLTER monitor is a small EKG/ECG monitor that you wear for usually 24 hours. It monitors your heart rhythm while you go about your daily activities.
So if running up the stairs gives you a rhythm problem it will show on a HOLTER. Or if the problem happens while you sleep it will show on the HOLTER. A one time EKG/ECG can't capture those things.
Good luck
2006-09-09 18:57:44 · answer #1 · answered by Tempest88 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
An EKG and an ECG are the same thing. An ECG is not an echocardiogram.
2006-09-09 20:47:23 · answer #2 · answered by Antibalas 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ECG is echocardiography. It is like an ultrsound of the heart and is done while youare at rest.
2006-09-09 19:43:29 · answer #3 · answered by Buzz s 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋