somatic tremor
Medical term EKG and Cardiovascular Testing
EKG artifact from muscle movement or shivering that makes the baseline jittery.
Related terms
- artifactInterference on an EKG tracing not caused by the heart, such as muscle tremor, patient movement or…
- rhythm stripA printed EKG tracing from one lead, often six seconds long, used to assess heart rhythm.
- SA nodeSinoatrial node: the heart's natural pacemaker in the right atrium, where each normal beat starts.
- sinus bradycardiaA regular rhythm from the SA node at fewer than 60 beats per minute.
- sinus tachycardiaA regular rhythm from the SA node at more than 100 beats per minute.
- ST segmentThe EKG section between the QRS complex and the T wave; elevation can signal an acute heart attack and…
- stress testA test of the heart during exercise or with medicine that makes the heart work harder, often with EKG…
- stroke volumeThe amount of blood the left ventricle pumps with each beat.
- systoleThe phase of the heartbeat when the heart muscle contracts.