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What Does ECG With Anterior Infarct And Borderline Abnormalities Mean ?
Hello! I received a copy of my ecg yesterday, as I am having a lumbar laminectomy with fusion on Monday. On the top of the ecg it said borderline ecg as well as consider anterior infarct and borderline t abnormalities, What does that mean? Thank you!
Tue, 25 Mar 2014
Dear patient,
The suggestion of an anterior infarct is based on the appearance of electrical voltages from V1 to V4; the ECG is not perfect to make such diagnosis and sometimes it is wrong, and the voltage changes correspond to other aspects such as body habitus, concommitant diseases such as asthma or COPD, etc.
The borderline T wave abnormalities are a very vague term, that rarely represents blockages of the arteries of the heart.
You should have an internist see you for clearance before surgery, the surgeons will likely request that.
Hope that helps, wish you the best,
Dr Brenes-Salazar MD
Mayo Clinic MN
Cardiology
The suggestion of an anterior infarct is based on the appearance of electrical voltages from V1 to V4; the ECG is not perfect to make such diagnosis and sometimes it is wrong, and the voltage changes correspond to other aspects such as body habitus, concommitant diseases such as asthma or COPD, etc.
The borderline T wave abnormalities are a very vague term, that rarely represents blockages of the arteries of the heart.
You should have an internist see you for clearance before surgery, the surgeons will likely request that.
Hope that helps, wish you the best,
Dr Brenes-Salazar MD
Mayo Clinic MN
Cardiology
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