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The electrocardiogram (ECG) is a very useful tool to investigate the electrical activity of the heart. Electrical activity of cells generates short-circuit currents in the extra-and intracellular environment. According to Ohm’s law such short-circuit currents cause electrical potential differences also in the extracellular environment. Studying these potentials can give important information about the underlying processes.
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Carmeliet, E., Vereecke, J. (2002). Electrophysiological basis of the electrocardiogram. In: Cardiac Cellular Electrophysiology. Basic Science for the Cardiologist, vol 9. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1715-3_6
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