ekg

[ms01]

I recently went my general practition for a preop ekg.  The EKG indicated that i had a heart attack.  The following week I had a echo cardiogram and that showed fine.  Two weeks after the cardiologist performed another EkG and that showed normal.  To be sure my heart was fine I had a Stress echo cardio gram.  that showed my heart was funtioning normally and no blockages.  
My question:  Is there a possiblilty that the first Ekg was incorrect or could I have had a heart attack.  What is the likely hood of it happening again.  Are there any other test that should be run?
Thank you

[Jack54]

Yes and I am chomping at the bits to make it right, but....

[degrassi]

MY computer said you were dead too.

[Jack54]

I have had computer interpreted EKGs that said I was dead.....I think they are wrong many times. If you feel good, do not worry.

[va_tony]

Once a lab tech attached my electrodes incorrectly (they were placed in a mirror image configuration). After she brought the ekg to my doctor, there was quite a ruckus.  They thought I was in the midst of a heart attack . Of course, once they reattached the ekg (correctly this time), to confirm the diagnosis all looked well..

[Barbarella]

I had an EKG done in the ER which showed a previous heart attack.

My husband had an EKG done at a Cardiologist's office which showed a previous heart attack.

Neither one of us ever had a previous heart attacks, numerous tests proved it.

The Cardiologist I saw told me and these were his exact words: "I'm sick and tired of these computerized EKG's spitting out false heart attacks"

[degrassi]

if your gp was going by the computerized reading of the ekg..........they are often very incorrect.  I am glad everything turned OK for you.