Electrocardiography: a diagnostic tool in panchakarma

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The heart is an electrical organ, and its activity can be measured noninvasively. The wealth of information is related to the electrical patterns and the geometry of the heart tissue. ECG is the standard tool used in a widerange of medical evaluations. For Ayurvedic physicians, This test is of great value as it may serve as diagnostic test for knowing status of heart e.g. in Hridroga, Sthoulya, Prameha and Medorogas especially before posting a patient for Panchakarma. ECG should be performed with due concentration to each Panchakarma procedure Keywords: Heart, ECG, Hridroga, Panchakarma INTRODUCTION Electrocardiography is diagnostic tool, used for diagnosis of various ailments; especially related to heart (a vital organ). Due to force produced by the cardiac pump, blood circulates in each and every cell of the body. In heart, atria work as turbochargers, myocardium required for mechanical systole and pace maker cells work as electrical systole. Electrical impulse (wave of depolarisation) picked up by placing electrodes on patient. The voltage change is sensed by measuring the current change across 2 electrodes (A positive electrode and a negative electrode). If the electrical impulse travels towards the positive electrode this results in a positive deflection and if the impulse travels away from the positive electrode this results in a negative deflection. So this way electrical potential is recorded 1 As cardiac disorders are very common nowadays, so it should be a routine investigation in the protocol of pareeksha in every Ayurvedic hospital. Before implementing ECG in Panchakarma, one should be able to assess ECG for that purpose ECG Examination is explained here. As if we are administeringparticular Panchakarma to the indicated disease (As Virechana & Basti Karma are indicated INTERNATIONAL AYURVEDIC MEDICAL JOURNAL International Ayurvedic Medical Journal, ( ISSN: 2320 5091) (October, 2017) 5(10) ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY: A DIAGNOSTIC TOOL IN PANCHAKARMA Rosy Malik 1 , Swati S. Deshpande 2 , VinayKumar K.N 3 1 PG 2 ndYear PG Scholar, 2 Head of Department, 3 Reader,SKAMCH&RC, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Email: malikrose 2000@yahoo.com ABSTRACT The heart is an electrical organ, and its activity can be measured noninvasively. The wealth of information is related to the electrical patterns and the geometry of the heart tissue. ECG is the standard tool used in a widerange of medical evaluations. For Ayurvedic physicians, This test is of great value as it may serve as diagnostic test for knowing status of heart e.g. in Hridroga, Sthoulya, Prameha and Medorogas especially before posting a patient for Panchakarma. ECG should be performed with due concentration to each Panchakarma procedure Keywords: Heart, ECG, Hridroga, Panchakarma INTRODUCTION Electrocardiography is diagnostic tool, used for diagnosis of various ailments; especially related to heart (a vital organ). Due to force produced by the cardiac pump, blood circulates in each and every cell of the body. In heart, atria work as turbochargers, myocardium required for mechanical systole and pace maker cells work as electrical systole. Electrical impulse (wave of depolarisation) picked up by placing electrodes on patient. The voltage change is sensed by measuring the current change across 2 electrodes (A positive electrode and a negative electrode). If the electrical impulse travels towards the positive electrode this results in a positive deflection and if the impulse travels away from the positive electrode this results in a negative deflection. So this way electrical potential is recorded 1 As cardiac disorders are very common nowadays, so it should be a routine investigation in the protocol of pareeksha in every Ayurvedic hospital. Before implementing ECG in Panchakarma, one should be able to assess ECG for that purpose ECG Examination is explained here. As if we are administeringparticular Panchakarma to the indicated disease (As Virechana & Basti Karma are indicated INTERNATIONAL AYURVEDIC MEDICAL JOURNAL International Ayurvedic Medical Journal, ( ISSN: 2320 5091) (October, 2017) 5(10) ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY: A DIAGNOSTIC TOOL IN PANCHAKARMA Rosy Malik 1 , Swati S. Deshpande 2 , VinayKumar K.N 3 1 PG 2 ndYear PG Scholar, 2 Head of Department, 3 Reader,SKAMCH&RC, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Email: malikrose 2000@yahoo.com ABSTRACT The heart is an electrical organ, and its activity can be measured noninvasively. The wealth of information is related to the electrical patterns and the geometry of the heart tissue. ECG is the standard tool used in a widerange of medical evaluations. For Ayurvedic physicians, This test is of great value as it may serve as diagnostic test for knowing status of heart e.g. in Hridroga, Sthoulya, Prameha and Medorogas especially before posting a patient for Panchakarma. ECG should be performed with due concentration to each Panchakarma procedure Keywords: Heart, ECG, Hridroga, Panchakarma INTRODUCTION Electrocardiography is diagnostic tool, used for diagnosis of various ailments