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What Does The Following ECG Report Indicate?

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Posted on Tue, 29 Nov 2016
Question: My ECG shows sinus tachycardia and says slightly depressed at segment.my doctor said it's all normal.but I am concerned if its dangerous or not.my resting heart rate is 110 BPM.i am 28 years old female.with normal bmi and I gave birth to my baby 6 months back and had pregnancy induced hypertension which has normalised now

It's not at segment it's slightly depressed St segment.sorry
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Answered by Dr. Prof. Kunal Saha (4 hours later)
Brief Answer:
You need not be worried.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.

I have gone through your query and understand your concerns. ST depression in ECG is a sign of myocardial ischemia which occurs when the blood supply to the heart is unable to meet its oxygen demand. It seems that the raised blood pressure as well as the heart rate is the cause of the increased oxygen demand. Assuming that you do not have a chest pain you need not get concerned about it. But if you have a chest pain the condition would call for treatment with a class of medicines called beta blockers.

Let me know if I could help further.

Regards
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What Does The Following ECG Report Indicate?

Brief Answer: You need not be worried. Detailed Answer: Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic. I have gone through your query and understand your concerns. ST depression in ECG is a sign of myocardial ischemia which occurs when the blood supply to the heart is unable to meet its oxygen demand. It seems that the raised blood pressure as well as the heart rate is the cause of the increased oxygen demand. Assuming that you do not have a chest pain you need not get concerned about it. But if you have a chest pain the condition would call for treatment with a class of medicines called beta blockers. Let me know if I could help further. Regards