Ejection Fraction [EF]
A measurement of the rate at which blood is pumped out of a filled ventricle. The normal rate is 50% or more
Cardiac
Electrocardiogram [ECG]
A test to measure the heart’s electrical activity with each heart beat. Wires are attached to the skin of the arms, legs and chest, using soft, stickon discs (called ‘electrodes’). A tracing is printed on paper and gives information about the heart rate and regularity, as well as providing data about enlargement of the heart … Read more
Ebstein’s Anomaly
A form of congenital heart disease affecting the right side of the heart: the tricuspid valve is displaced towards the apex to a varying extent, resulting in impaired right ventricular function. It can cause breathlessness, failure to thrive, cyanosis and abnormalitities of heart rhythm, although it may be asymptomatic, if mild, life expectancy is normal, … Read more