Abnormal EKG Reading

[Vben]

My husband is a newly diagnosed Type II diabetic.  He is currently taking Glucophage and Januvia and is very well controlled with diet.  He had an umbilical hernia repair and as part of his preop an EKG was performed.  One of the nurses prepping him for surgery asked if he had been referred to a cardiologist concerning his "abnormal" EKG reading.  Neither of us had been told there was a problem with it.  Anesthesia and the surgeon said it wasn't anything to worry about.  The surgery was done and there weren't any problems.  The EKG results were as follows:NSR with sinus arrhythmia, low voltage QRS, cannot rule out anterior infarct, abnormal ECG.  

He is following up with his internal medicine physician next week as part of his every 3 month checkups for his diabetes.  We are planning to take a copy of the EKG with us and go from there.  Right now, however, we are very concerned about the fact that he is more likely to have heart disease and related problems due to diabetes. He is 43.  He has no family history.  His fatherand mother are alive and well at 72. Grandparents died in a car accident and the other of old age.

Are there any other tests that would be more reliable than an EKG which seems to be just a "picture of the moment"?

[Barbarella]

Both my husband and I had EKG's done which showed "a previous heart attack" My EKG was done in the ER, my husband's at a Cardiologist's office.  We both were told that the computerized EKG's now a days "spit out false previous heart attacks".  Both of us still had to go through all kind of tests to rule out a previous heart attack.

I would not worry.  They would not have done surgery on him if they had the slightest concern about his pre-op EKG.  That is why they do these pre-op EKG's so they wont lose the patient during surgery and then get slammed with a malpractice suit.

[Grammieof5]

I was scheduled for a hysterectomy, hopefully laprocopically; two days prior, doctor's nurse called to tell me that my doc had recieved my pre-op tests & my EKG was too "bad" for surgery; until I had cardiologist clearance, surgery was postponed.  They made an appointment for me with a good cardio, sooner than I would have gotten in.  What would have constituted such a bad EKG to cancel surgery?  I have a congential valve prolapse & have fibrillations.  Thanks.