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Heart Disease (Expert Forum)
Increased Nonspecific ST-T Wave Changes!
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Increased Nonspecific ST-T Wave Changes!
by ginny, Oct 29, 1999 12:00AM
Dear Doctor,
I have had a stress echo test. I had only a non-diagnostic electrocardiographic response to exercise because of baseline changes. My questions are:
1. Can these changes be caused by carditis from Acute Rhuematic Fever? If this is possible, would antibiotics be helpful? And will these ECG changes go away when Rhuematic Fever abates?
2. Could these changes be caused by autoimmune Pericarditis, Myocarditis, or Endocarditis? If they are, are there any treatments short of steroids that would be beneficial(i.e. NSAIDs, antimalarials, or immune suppressants.)?
3. Can these changes result from Libmann-Sacks plaques and micro-embolizations? If this is possible, would these ECG changes ever go away? Also, would the chest pains, shortness of breadth, and malaise be variable, i.e. occurring only when the blood is more coagulopathic from a lot of anticardiolipin autoantibodies? And would additional/different anticoagulant therapy other than the low dose daily aspirin therapy I am now on
be needed?
I know these are a lot of questions, but I am seeing my GP for the new chest pain and I don't think he would be as conversant with these cardiologic affects of autoimmune disease. Thanks for any info you can offer.
Sincerely,
Ginny
I have had a stress echo test. I had only a non-diagnostic electrocardiographic response to exercise because of baseline changes. My questions are:
1. Can these changes be caused by carditis from Acute Rhuematic Fever? If this is possible, would antibiotics be helpful? And will these ECG changes go away when Rhuematic Fever abates?
2. Could these changes be caused by autoimmune Pericarditis, Myocarditis, or Endocarditis? If they are, are there any treatments short of steroids that would be beneficial(i.e. NSAIDs, antimalarials, or immune suppressants.)?
3. Can these changes result from Libmann-Sacks plaques and micro-embolizations? If this is possible, would these ECG changes ever go away? Also, would the chest pains, shortness of breadth, and malaise be variable, i.e. occurring only when the blood is more coagulopathic from a lot of anticardiolipin autoantibodies? And would additional/different anticoagulant therapy other than the low dose daily aspirin therapy I am now on
be needed?
I know these are a lot of questions, but I am seeing my GP for the new chest pain and I don't think he would be as conversant with these cardiologic affects of autoimmune disease. Thanks for any info you can offer.
Sincerely,
Ginny
Doctor's Answer
by Cleveland Clinic, MD, Oct 29, 1999 12:00AM
, Oct 29, 1999 12:00AM
Without know what type of changes were found on the ECG it's impossible to speculate about the potential cause. As far as your symptoms go they could be due to a variety of different conditions including the ones you mentioned. You will probably need to see a cardiologist to get to the bottom of all this. Good luck.
