Dear Doctors:
I recently have a heart test ECG. The result said abnormal. I am feeling perfectly fine, but it seems that I am sick. Here is the results of the ECG: First abnormal, then the paper shows
Rate 70 Normal sinus rhytm, rate 70
PR 173 Right atrial enlargement
QRSD 68 Consider left atrial enlargement
QT 363
QTc 392
AXIS
P 73
QRS 32
T 56
What all these figures mean? I called the doctor to get some explanation, but he is always out. on my last call, he was on vacation. Also my cholesterol results
Triglecerides 111
Cholesterol 271
HDL 48
LDL 200.8
I am reading this from a page I begged the nurse at the doctor's office to send me, because I want to know since I am 51 years old and I just start menopause. Now with this I am all scared and confuse. When I had this check-up visit, I was just trying to get some info about my health at the onset of menopause. Your reply is appreciated.
Thanks, Marie
I AM 43 years old i have been having problems with vomiting i have been checked by a specialist and they found nothing. I also feel pain in my chest and neck and left arm occasionly i'm also overweight and have high colestral. I'm worried that I may be developing clogged arteries I have asked the doctor if my symtoms may have anything related. he said that it's possible but he did'nt think so. what do you think?
I am 38 yrs old and recently diagnosed with supraventricular extraststoles...I was put on a HOlter twice, and the first time it registered about 3000 extra heartbeats over a 24 hr period. The second time was done after two weeks of Atenolol (50mg) and it registered over 13000 extra heartbeats.
I am now on ATenolol (100 mg)and the cardiologist has told me that my "condition" is benign. However, i do get anxious when the palpitations starts and most of the time it does last for hours. I have had this for more than 2 years now and it seems to have gotten worse over the years.
I would like to know if I should really go for a second opinion and if my condition is benign. Would it deteriorate as i grow older?
Thanks
Isn't there a new NON-INVASIVE procedure similar to a CAT scan
that is being used in some medical facilities in place of the INVASIVE angiogram procedure? I saw something on TV a few months
ago about this new procedure. Do you know what it is called
and who is doing it? It seems that the risks would be much
smaller.
Thanks
If I understand the question correctly, you had an exercise thallium stress test, in which the thallium pictures were normal, but the ECG portion was abnormal. In general, in this situation, the thallium is the more definitive portin of the test, and if it is normal the ECG portion is disregarded. However, in the presence of symptoms that sound classic for angina, and multiple risk factors, such as a strong family history of heart disease, a cardiac catheterization would be the only definitive test to perform. If you were interested in being seen here, you can call the 1-800-CCF-CARE number and ask for an appointment with one of our interventional cardiologists.