This article was medically reviewed by Shervin Eshaghian, MD. Dr. Shervin Eshaghian is a Board Certified cardiologist and the owner of Beverly Hills Cardiology based in the Los Angeles, California metro area. Dr. Eshaghian has over 13 years of cardiology experience, including serving on the medical staff at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He holds a BS in Psycho-Biology from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and an MD from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Furthermore, Dr. Eshaghian completed an internship, residency, and fellowship at Cedars Sinai Medical Center, where he was awarded the Leo Rigler Outstanding Academic Achievement Award and the Elliot Corday Fellow of the Year Award.
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The EGC (electrocardiogram) is used to measure a patient’s heart’s electrical activity. The test is commonly used to check for many heart conditions, from coronary heart disease to a heart arrhythmia. If you’re a medical professional, you may find yourself needing to attach the 10 EGC leads to a patient’s chest. Out of the 10 leads, 6 are positioned on the patient’s chest, and 4 of the leads are set on the patient’s limbs. It’s important that you position the leads correctly since incorrect lead placement can cause improper diagnosis or result in incorrect analysis of the test.
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