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What Causes Changes In ECG?
I m a 47 year old caucasion female with no cardiac history from my parents or myself. I booked myself in for an elective surgery and had blood work and ECG done. The surgeon has operated on me before (2 years ago) and when he compared the ECG s he said there was a slight change. I was in much better cardio shape 2 years ago than I am now. Could this cause the slight changes he s talking about?
Tue, 26 Mar 2019
Hi,
A new change in ECG is definitely important and should be evaluated in detail.
As you are having a new change in ECG, I'll advise you first get a 2D echo done to see any abnormality in heart and if that is normal you should go for a stress test to rule out underlying heart disease which is not apparent on echo.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Sameer Maheshwari, Cardiologist
A new change in ECG is definitely important and should be evaluated in detail.
As you are having a new change in ECG, I'll advise you first get a 2D echo done to see any abnormality in heart and if that is normal you should go for a stress test to rule out underlying heart disease which is not apparent on echo.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Sameer Maheshwari, Cardiologist
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