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Question: I am a 49 year old healthy woman , I got diagnosed with hyperthyroid 9 months ago and high blood pressure around the same time..I went to a cardiologist and she put me on blood pressure meds and my thyroid dr put me on meds my tsh is 0.07 , my ecg came back abnormal she said maybe because of the high blood pressure but i took a echosonogram and it came back normal. can high blolod pressure cause the ecg to come back abnormal? and what does the echo sonogram check for?
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Hi and thank you for asking!
I read your query and understood your concerns.
Yes high blood pressure can cause the ECG to come back abnormal. In most of the cases it will cause a strain pattern on the ECG, that is the most common findings.
Cardiac ECHO will check for heart morphology (wall thickness, ventricle and atrium form and diameters etc.), function and ventricle movement abnormalities.
You shouldn't worry about those findings. It's normal to find strain pattern on ECG (abnormal) and to have a normal cardiac ECHO because it needs more time to develop changes on cardiac echo.
Wish you health!
Dr. Shehu
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Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you for asking!
I read your query and understood your concerns.
Yes high blood pressure can cause the ECG to come back abnormal. In most of the cases it will cause a strain pattern on the ECG, that is the most common findings.
Cardiac ECHO will check for heart morphology (wall thickness, ventricle and atrium form and diameters etc.), function and ventricle movement abnormalities.
You shouldn't worry about those findings. It's normal to find strain pattern on ECG (abnormal) and to have a normal cardiac ECHO because it needs more time to develop changes on cardiac echo.
Wish you health!
Dr. Shehu
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
thank you for caling my nerves i was veryworried about that .. so as my blood pressure lowers my ECG should go back to normal. Does the echosonogram see if there is any blockages? I never had any heart issues that is why im asking questions sorry.. In other words its a very good thing the echo cardiogram came back normal?
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Hi back,
If your BP lowers ECG may come back to normal. Cardiac ECHO isn't the best examinations to see if there is any coronary blockages, but it's the best examinations to see any valvular blockage or leakage (heart valves disease).
Yes it's a good thing that your cardiac ECHO was normal. My advice is to continue treatment for hypertension and follow up every one year.
Hope this was of help!
Wish you health!
Dr. Shehu
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Hi back,
If your BP lowers ECG may come back to normal. Cardiac ECHO isn't the best examinations to see if there is any coronary blockages, but it's the best examinations to see any valvular blockage or leakage (heart valves disease).
Yes it's a good thing that your cardiac ECHO was normal. My advice is to continue treatment for hypertension and follow up every one year.
Hope this was of help!
Wish you health!
Dr. Shehu
Note: For further queries related to coronary artery disease and prevention, click here.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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