ECG

Hey I just had a ecg a few days ago,while having it I didnt have hardly any pvcs or any nsvt.I had some pvcs and it came out abnormal(I think they all have).Anyway I was curious what it means when it says nonspecific T abnormalities.On my ecg it said T -25..does anyone know what that means??????

[Bromley]

I dont know, but I am glad to hear you are seeing a cardio again. Why the heck would it say non specific and then say T -25, like if -25 doesn't refer to anything specific then why'n tarnation would they put it there, and how are we supposed to decipher it?

When I was still a kid (17 or 18 maybe) I had T wave abnormalities during a treadmill test, and a murmur that we discovered shortly after. The doc just told me it was probably because I was still very young and that I would most likely outgrow it.  Now that I am old, both of these features is gone. OK OK he appears to have missed the fact that I had SVT, but I dont think having SVT has anything to do with theT wave, unless it reflects some aspect of how the heart recovers after a cardiac event. Since you have some history, I think you have to see what the doc says about this.  I assume they gave you the usual confusing explanation, being sure to use all of the latest medical jargon, and the worst possible english?  Oh well, I would just ask your questions a second and third time until it sinks in that they need to slow down so you know what is going on too. In the meantime you can always snoop around the internet. I would be curious to know whether chemical imbalance, electrolyte imbalance, drugs, or parasympathetic nervous system could have an effect on the "recovery chemistry" of the ventricles.

[madjlp]

Hi,
My best guess is that -25 refers to the axis tilt of the T wave - essentially its a measure of how the electrical signal travels through the heart during the T wave (the T wave is the repolarization wave - when the ventricles are relaxing after the beat).  There is also an axis measurement for the QRS complex and the P wave.  I can't really comment on -25 as a value - the T wave axis is significant on an absolute basis and also in relation to the QRS axis measurement and also varies depending on the lead in question.  T wave abnormalities often don't mean anything and sometimes do - its one of those signs to do a further investigation.  Did they schedule any firther tests?

[julesluvsdrew]

Well just the event monitor!!!!!Then we will see after that...when the cardio looked at the ecg,he didnt seem concerned at all!

[madjlp]

cool.  good luck with the Event Monitor.