Your doctor may suggest you get an electrocardiogram -- also called ECG -- to check for signs of heart disease.

It's a test that records the electrical activity of your ticker through small electrode patches that a technician attaches to the skin of your chest, arms, and legs.

ECGs are quick, safe, and painless.

 

With this test, your doctor will be able to:

Check your heart rhythm

See if you have poor blood flow to your heart muscle (this is called ischemia) Diagnose a heart attack Check on things that are abnormal, such as thickened heart muscle