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Subject: Re: Abnormal ECG
Forum: The Heart Forum

Topic Area: Heart Attack

Posted by Jake Jacobs on May 12, 1999 at 11:51:23

I recently had severe chest pain.
My ecg reads Probable Lateral Infarct. 3 Q>25 or 2 Q>35 mS 1, aVL, V5-6
Sinus Tachycardia
Artifact in lead(s) I, III, VI Rate 120 PR 108 QRSD 99 QT 306 QTc 432
Axis P 87 QRS 74 T 51

My question is can anyone help me undersatnd with is all means ?

Thanks in advance


Posted by CCF CARDIO MD - CRC on May 12, 1999 at 13:19:33

Dear Jake,

The best person to help put this together for you is your doctor. Most of those numbers are technical measurements on the ECG. Depending on your clinical picture there may or may not be some significance to them. Have you tried asking your doctor about the results?

I hope you find this information useful. Information provided in the heart forum is for general purposes only. Only your physician can provide specific diagnoses and therapies. Please feel free to write back with additional questions.

If you would like to make an appointment at the Cleveland Clinic Heart Center, please call 1-800-CCF-CARE or inquire online by using the Heart Center website at www.ccf.org/heartcenter. The Heart Center website contains a directory of the cardiology staff that can be used to select the physician best suited to address your cardiac problem.





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