New York Cardiac Diagnostic Center - Financial District / Wall Street

An Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) is a simple painless noninvasive test offered at the New York Cardiac Diagnostic Center in Manhattan. An ECG records the rhythm and electrical activity of the heart. The cardiologist close by you, Dr. Steven Reisman, may recommend an ECG for patients who may be at risk of heart disease because there is a family history of heart disease, or because they smoke, are overweight, or have diabetes, high cholesterol or high blood pressure. Additionally, a primary heart doctor may recommend an ECG if a patient is experiencing symptoms such as chest pain, shortness of breath, dizziness, fainting, or fast or irregular heartbeats (palpitations). ECGs are often performed to monitor the health of patients who have been diagnosed with heart problems, to help assess artificial cardiac pacemakers or to monitor the effects of certain medications on the heart.

An echocardiogram test (echocardiography) is a type of ultrasound used to look at how the heart is functioning. It\'s a painless and non-invasive procedure that lets cardiologist Dr. Steven Reisman see the anatomy, structure, and function of all four chambers and valves of the heart. In our practice in NYC, echocardiography (echo) is performed by a trained sonographer. An echocardiogram takes \"moving pictures\" of the heart with sound waves. Then, the ultrasound of the heart and electrocardiography (ECG) signals are recorded digitally to be reviewed by the Cardiologist.