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Suggest Treatment For Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
Question: Hi, my 15 year old son had an ekg that came back with probable left ventricular hyoertrophy, abnormal ekg, unconfirmed.
78bpm
Pr int 124
Qrs dur 87
Qt/qtc 355/388
Prt axes 61 90 8
Avg rr 765
Qtcb 405
Qtcf 388
We are really concerned.
Thank you
78bpm
Pr int 124
Qrs dur 87
Qt/qtc 355/388
Prt axes 61 90 8
Avg rr 765
Qtcb 405
Qtcf 388
We are really concerned.
Thank you
Brief Answer:
Most probably nothing serious
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
ECG is not very specific to find out left ventricular hypertrophy, it has around 60% sensitivity and 60% specificity. It means that in some people it can show no hypertrophy, when there is a hypertrophy and in some people it shows hypertrophy when there is no hypertrophy. If he has no complaints and his doctor heard no heart murmur, don't worry, otherwise you should perform an echocardiography. It is more specific method to determine structural heart abnormalities.
Take care
Come back if you have any further questions
Most probably nothing serious
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
ECG is not very specific to find out left ventricular hypertrophy, it has around 60% sensitivity and 60% specificity. It means that in some people it can show no hypertrophy, when there is a hypertrophy and in some people it shows hypertrophy when there is no hypertrophy. If he has no complaints and his doctor heard no heart murmur, don't worry, otherwise you should perform an echocardiography. It is more specific method to determine structural heart abnormalities.
Take care
Come back if you have any further questions
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Yes, we have an appt today to rule out cardiomyopathy. As I'm sure you can understand we are extremely concerned.
Brief Answer:
Welcome back
Detailed Answer:
I can understand your feeling, but don't worry. Most probably there is no problem.
Welcome back
Detailed Answer:
I can understand your feeling, but don't worry. Most probably there is no problem.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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