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What Does A Blip In ECG Mean?

Hi, my husband had an ECG at work again this morning at work and every time he has his medical at work the ECG shows the same blip and they get all excited and want to send him for a chek at the hospital till he tells them it was there last time. Does this mean he s had a heart attack he didn t know about. Because I have had a heart attack and I did know about it ???
Wed, 17 Jun 2015
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Hi, thanks for writing to HCM.
An ECG records electrical activity of the heart, and every blip may not always be suggestive of a heart attack. An ECG gives information about the heart rate, rhythm, size and position of heart chambers, any new or past heart attacks, angina etc.
Hence the blip that is showing up on the ECG maybe related to any of the parameters that a ECG records.
I would suggest you speak in depth with your husbands doctor, and do the necessary tests for a cardiac checkup once (eg Echocardiogram) to see what the blip is and if he needs any medication for it.
You will have the necessary information ready the next time he has an ECG. Also just to add, some heart attacks can be silent.

Hope I have helped you in understanding the problem.
Wishing you both good health.
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General & Family Physician,  Dr. Praveen Kumar Pradhan's  Response
No it may mean an old abnormaly or even normal for him
It's better to get a cardiologist's opinon.....
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What Does A Blip In ECG Mean?

Hi, thanks for writing to HCM. An ECG records electrical activity of the heart, and every blip may not always be suggestive of a heart attack. An ECG gives information about the heart rate, rhythm, size and position of heart chambers, any new or past heart attacks, angina etc. Hence the blip that is showing up on the ECG maybe related to any of the parameters that a ECG records. I would suggest you speak in depth with your husbands doctor, and do the necessary tests for a cardiac checkup once (eg Echocardiogram) to see what the blip is and if he needs any medication for it. You will have the necessary information ready the next time he has an ECG. Also just to add, some heart attacks can be silent. Hope I have helped you in understanding the problem. Wishing you both good health.