If you are keen for your baby to be introduced to swimming before he is six weeks old your partner, or someone else, can take him. Some private baby swim classes start as early as four weeks but most classes at public pools begin at around 4 months.
Electrocardiogram (EKG, ECG) General Description. As the heart undergoes depolarization and repolarization, the electrical currents that are generated spread not only within the heart, but also throughout the body. This electrical activity generated by the heart can be measured by an array of electrodes placed on the body surface.
The cardiac action potential describes the molecular basis of electrical activity within the heart's cardiomyocytes. The action potential is a sudden positive shift in the cardiomyocyte's cellular membrane potential, termed depolarization. Depolarization not only initiates contraction within the affected cardiomyocyte (Described in Cardiac Excitation-Contraction Coupling), but also initiates depolarization of adjacent cardiomyocytes.