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Could The ECG Test Have Been Wrong?

Hi , 6 months back, during a medical test my ECG was taken which said that I have had a heart attack. But later i had all other test like blood test, echo, CT angiography all the test were negative. Can the ECG be wrong ? what may be the cause of such ECG ?
Wed, 3 Dec 2014
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Thanks for posting your query to Healthcaremagic.

ECG just captures the electrical activities in the heart. Abnormalities in ECG could be due to problem in heart , problems in the conduction of electrical impulses in the heart , problems in the chest or abnormalities in the concentration of Potassium , calcium , phosphorus or Magnesium levels in the blood .

So your abnormality in ECG could be due to any of the above or sometimes due to wrong interpretation by a Doctor .

If you could upload the ECG I can advise you whether it was abnormal or it was interpreted wrongly.

Hope this information was useful to you.
Any clarifications feel free to ask .

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Could The ECG Test Have Been Wrong?

HI Thanks for posting your query to Healthcaremagic. ECG just captures the electrical activities in the heart. Abnormalities in ECG could be due to problem in heart , problems in the conduction of electrical impulses in the heart , problems in the chest or abnormalities in the concentration of Potassium , calcium , phosphorus or Magnesium levels in the blood . So your abnormality in ECG could be due to any of the above or sometimes due to wrong interpretation by a Doctor . If you could upload the ECG I can advise you whether it was abnormal or it was interpreted wrongly. Hope this information was useful to you. Any clarifications feel free to ask .