Comments on: Electrical Conductivity and the EKG http://ekgmachinenews.com/electrical-conductivity-and-the-ekg/31/ Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 09 May 2011 21:03:56 +0000 hourly 1 By: Dave J http://ekgmachinenews.com/electrical-conductivity-and-the-ekg/31/comment-page-1/#comment-100 Dave J Mon, 09 May 2011 21:03:56 +0000 http://ekgmachinenews.com/?p=31#comment-100 I agree with skeptic I agree with skeptic

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]]> By: skeptic http://ekgmachinenews.com/electrical-conductivity-and-the-ekg/31/comment-page-1/#comment-3 skeptic Sat, 28 Feb 2009 13:40:33 +0000 http://ekgmachinenews.com/?p=31#comment-3 An EKG cannot measure electrical fields from neurons that are surrounded by contracting muscle. The muscle potentials are 3 orders of magnitude bigger, and dwarf any neuronal contribution. Implication: you are only directly measuring the electrical activity of the heart muscle, not the nerves. An EKG cannot measure electrical fields from neurons that are surrounded by contracting muscle. The muscle potentials are 3 orders of magnitude bigger, and dwarf any neuronal contribution.

Implication: you are only directly measuring the electrical activity of the heart muscle, not the nerves.

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