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What Does Borderline Right Axis Deviation In EKG Mean?
hi i am a 20 year old female i beenn having right chest pain far a few weeks now. last week my right side chest was in pain my heart was beating really fast as if it was clogged or something a few seconds later my whole left arm got heavy i couldn t move it for about a minute. i slept later on. then i got a ekg done and it says borderline right axis deviation what does this exactly mean to you
Mon, 20 Mar 2017
Right axis deviation on an ekg refers only to the electrical axis of the heart.
It does not indicate a pathological problem or cardiac ischaemia.
It is advisable that you get a 2D echocardiogram and a treadmill test done to make sure its not a cardiac problem.
It does not indicate a pathological problem or cardiac ischaemia.
It is advisable that you get a 2D echocardiogram and a treadmill test done to make sure its not a cardiac problem.
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