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What Does My EKG Report Indicate?
Question: I am a 67 year old female. I have had three EKG's recently and all showed an inferior infarc. Subsequently I had an echo stress test which showed normal blood flow and no abnormalities. Why am I getting these abnormal EKG's? Could the original infarc result from a blockage that fixed itself and thus the abnormal EKGs but normal stress test?
Brief Answer:
Stress echo is about 90% sensitive.
Detailed Answer:
Hello dear,
Thanks for posting query.
Stress echo iscalmost 85-90% sensitive to rule out myocardial infarction possibility.
Onnthe other hand EKG is a basic test of cardiology and has no significance if stress echo is normal.
In lay mans language if EKG is a world war 1 fighter craft then stress echo is a 2016 version of that fighter craft.
This was just an example.
Your heart is fine.
Forget about those ecg reports.
They have no significance if stress echo is normal.
Regards!
Stress echo is about 90% sensitive.
Detailed Answer:
Hello dear,
Thanks for posting query.
Stress echo iscalmost 85-90% sensitive to rule out myocardial infarction possibility.
Onnthe other hand EKG is a basic test of cardiology and has no significance if stress echo is normal.
In lay mans language if EKG is a world war 1 fighter craft then stress echo is a 2016 version of that fighter craft.
This was just an example.
Your heart is fine.
Forget about those ecg reports.
They have no significance if stress echo is normal.
Regards!
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