What Does The Following ECG Report Indicate?

Posted on Fri, 29 May 2015

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Fri, 29 May 2015 Answered on

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Question : I had an ECG yesterday and it says interpretation: 12sl-interpretation
Normal sinus rhythm
Septal infarct
Abnormal ECG.
She said that your breast can give a false reading, is that so? And should I be concerned?

Answered by Dr. Anantharamakrishnan (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Repeat the ECG

Detailed Answer:
Hi friend
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ECG is only an indirect record of heart’s electrical activity
Changes in chest leads may be influenced by lead placement
The interpretation is often a pattern recognition by the computer and needs to be confirmed by the physician. Other events like Hypertrophic Cardio Myopathy can mimic this.

ECG is only an investigation / and must be interpreted in the light of whole clinical picture
In such a situation, we repeat the ECG!
If the picture is same, go for ECHOcardiography and/or TMT (Stress ECG)
I feel, it may not be of any immediate concern / but needs further assessment

Good luck
God bless you

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar