Bulletin Today | Personal HealthCan getting an EKG, where they attach electrodes to your chest to measure your heart activity, help predict whether you’ll have a heart attack? No, says updated federal guidelines announced Monday. If you’re otherwise healthy and at low risk for heart problems, you don’t need a routine electrocardiogram, or EKG, says the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. And if you’re at intermediate or high-risk for heart problems, but don’t have symptoms — like shortness of breath or chest pain — …