EKG Showed Normal Sinur Rhythm With Left Atrial Abnormality And Non-specific S-t Changes. Means?

Posted on Wed, 1 Feb 2012

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Question : My ekg reading was "normal sinur rhythm with left atrial abnormality and non-specific s-t changes. What does this mean?

Answered by Dr. Prabhakar C Koregol (7 hours later)

Hi,
Thanks for posting your query.

As I believe that more information can help a physician arrive at a more accurate diagnosis, I would request you to answer the following questions:
a. Why was the electrocardiogram (ECG) done? Was it a part of the routine investigations or did you have any symptoms?
b. Was the report generated by a physician or a computer?
By and large, these findings on an ECG are suggestive of hypertension (increased blood pressure) which has been present for some time. As a result of the increased blood pressure, there is a thickening of the left ventricle which is responsible for non specific ST-T changes and there is an enlargement of the left atrium which is a common consequence of hypertension.
If it's a routine ECG, I believe treatment for hypertension will need to be started after a clinical evaluation has been done.

Awaiting your reply
Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Aparna Kohli