Impulses, or electrical signals, travel through both the left and right chambers of your heart to make it pump. But if the pathway is blocked, the impulses may move slower than normal or irregularly.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Rick Musialowski Jr. This is an interesting case that presented to one of Atrium Health’s emergency departments.

An EKG can detect disruptions in the heart’s electrical activity, potentially indicating damage from a past heart attack, but it is most accurate when used with other tests. While an EKG can help ...