Medicine:Esophageal electrophysiologic procedure

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Esophageal electrophysiologic procedure
Medical diagnostics

The esophageal electrophysiologic procedure is a procedure used to detect cardiac arrhythmias.

A nasal tube is placed into the nostril and fed into the esophagus. EKG readings from this area are much more accurate due to the close proximity to the heart.

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