Question

This picture shows what the heart rhythm looks like when there is an injury to the heart muscle due to a lack of blood flow through the coronary arteries. What is most likely true of a person who has this heart rhythm?
A. The person is taking drugs to prevent blood clots.
B. The person has had a heart transplant.
C. The person is having a heart attack.
D. The person has hypertension.

Answer 1

C)The person is having a heart attack      2018

Answer 2

Answer: C. The person is having a heart attack.

This picture is an electrocardiograph (ECG).  The ECG is a graph which shows cardiac activity. It is a reading of the electrical impulses in the heart that activates heart muscles and pumping action of blood. An ECG is obtained by fixing 12 electrodes on different body locations like chest, arms, legs which detects the electrical impulses of the heart muscle. The output generated on an ECG consists of peaks. The elevation of peaks in ECG indicates abnormal heart activity or heart attack.

This picture is showing continuous elevated peaks therefore, indicates that the person is having a heart attack.