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Electrocardiography MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Electrocardiography
Tree Number(s)
E01.370.370.380.240
E01.370.405.240
Unique ID
D004562
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004562
Scope Note
Recording of the moment-to-moment electromotive forces of the HEART as projected onto various sites on the body's surface, delineated as a scalar function of time. The recording is monitored by a tracing on slow moving chart paper or by observing it on a cardioscope, which is a CATHODE RAY TUBE DISPLAY.
Entry Version
ELECTROCARDIOGR
Entry Term(s)
12-Lead ECG
12-Lead EKG
12-Lead Electrocardiography
Cardiography
ECG
EKG
Electrocardiogram
Electrocardiograph
Date Introduced
1966/01/01
Last Updated
2023/06/15
Electrocardiography Preferred
Electrocardiogram Related
Electrocardiograph Related
12-Lead ECG Broader
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