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ECG Result: Non Specific ST-T Wave Changes .What Does It Mean?

what do you mean by non specific ST-T wave changes on ECG result
Fri, 14 Jan 2011
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In heart attack where the patient has chest pain you will see ST elevation. In a patient who has no chest pain but ischemic heart disease, you will see ST segment depression and T wave inversion. But if the ST segment is not depressed but slopped, similarly T wave is flattened. Thus ST -T changes not consistent with specific disease are called non- specific changes.

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ECG Result: Non Specific ST-T Wave Changes .What Does It Mean?

Hi. Welcome to Healthcaremagic In heart attack where the patient has chest pain you will see ST elevation. In a patient who has no chest pain but ischemic heart disease, you will see ST segment depression and T wave inversion. But if the ST segment is not depressed but slopped, similarly T wave is flattened. Thus ST -T changes not consistent with specific disease are called non- specific changes. Regards, Dr. Jagdish