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Abnormal ECG at 31?!?!?

I went for a nurse visit and was given an ECG. She repeated it and was concerned. Made a copy and told me to give it my doctor. It was abnormal. at the top it says
"sinus arrhythmia
left axis deviation
moderate inferior repolarization disturbance, consider ischemia or LV overload
negative T in aVF
   with negative T in II and III
Abnormal ECG"

I don't get it. Of course why would I? I am not a doctor or cardiologist. I have an appointment but its 3 weeks away. Am i gonna die? (bad joke)
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In my experience, EKGs are terribly dependent on the tech who applies the electrodes. Also, EKGs can give a lot of false positives.

But they are valuable.  They are a screening technique, and in general, their value is that they are a way to look for anything funny that might be going on in the heart department.

If you don't have weird symptoms like fainting for no reason, or breaking into a cold sweat or barfing while walking up plain old stairs, you're probably fine.  But I think it's a good idea to have a good cardiac workup when you're in your 30s, just for a baseline.  Who knows?  Sometimes, weird stuff shows up that can be useful as time goes by.

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