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ECG monitor

Electrocardiogram monitor machine at a hospital.

Electrocardiogram monitor at a hospital. This instrument measures the electrical potential generated by electrical activity in cardiac tissue, i.e. the nerve impulses as they go to the muscles in the heart.

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