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Should I Be Worried For Inferior Infarction Shown In Ecg?
i recently had a medical /ecg that showed inferior farction. unconfirmed-age undetermined. i have never had symptoms of a heart attack. my doctor says that there is no indication of any cardiac problems and this is a common mis diagnosis with ecg machines. i am quite worried about the inconsistincies and contradictions about this result.
Fri, 17 Jun 2016
They are both right. This is a common glitch on the EKG. Furthermore, I suspect the doctor looked at other parts of the ekg that were inconsistent with it actually having occurred. BUT, the other side of the EKG being not a perfect reading is that you cannot say that it did NOT happen from the EKG reading alone. Other tests can show if the heart isn't moving in the bottom part implying a heart attack.
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