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Should I Be Concerned About The EKG Results Abnormalities?

My son is 14 and plays football. I asked my family doctor to do a EKG and physical before the football season commences. The doctor complied and I was called this morning to say that the EKG results came back showing some abnormalities. The doctor has booked an echocardiogram with a cardiologist and a 24 hour heart monitoring test. Should I be concerned and what might be some potential issues that they could be looking for?
Wed, 30 Sep 2015
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Hi,

If your son plays football and gave no complaint, it is already a good sign.
But if your doctor called you for echocardiography and holter monitoring, it means he noticed something abnormal, most probably some arrhythmia.
Sometimes there are slight abnormalities or arrhythmias on ECG without any disease and are not dangerous at all. Anyway if we notice something abnormal, we should go further and have some additional examinations done to be sure that there is nothing serious and dangerous.
So, you shouldn't worry, just wait for your appointment and results. Most probably everything will be ok

Take care

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Should I Be Concerned About The EKG Results Abnormalities?

Hi, If your son plays football and gave no complaint, it is already a good sign. But if your doctor called you for echocardiography and holter monitoring, it means he noticed something abnormal, most probably some arrhythmia. Sometimes there are slight abnormalities or arrhythmias on ECG without any disease and are not dangerous at all. Anyway if we notice something abnormal, we should go further and have some additional examinations done to be sure that there is nothing serious and dangerous. So, you shouldn t worry, just wait for your appointment and results. Most probably everything will be ok Take care