QuestionQUESTION: thanks for your quick reply, i really appreciate it. today i went and got some of my medical records from recent visits. i got 4 different ekg reports. I had two done on 10/19/2007, one on 12/22/2007, and one on 12/28/2007. The one I had done on 12/22/2007 shows on the computer printoit and the top sinus tachycardia, right atrial enlargement, borderline ecg when compared with ecg of 09/13/2006. That is the only one that I'm really concerned about, I was really anxious and i think i was having a panic attack when that ekg was recorded. The main thing that concerns me is the right atrial enlargement, its only on that one ekg. How accurate is the ekg in detecting that, and is it a really bad thing to be concerned about? I'm really anxious about this now, please shed some light on this for me. Thank you so much
ANSWER: right atrial enlargement doesn't mean anything unless you are a smoker developing emphysema, otherwise, no problem
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QUESTION: yea, im wondering now if it could be arrythmias causing my problems. with all the info i have given does that sound like it could be a possibility? could they cause intermittent chest pain on the left side where i described, and occasional left arm pain? how could i find out if that is what it is? if is is arrythmias are they dangerous, can they be treated?"
ANSWER: ECG's do not help us much with diagnosing heart disease.... you have proved that by having a few that are all different even tho your heart is the same.... don't put much stock in a resting ECG
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QUESTION: yea, im wondering now if it could be arrythmias causing my problems. with all the info i have given does that sound like it could be a possibility? could they cause intermittent chest pain on the left side where i described, and occasional left arm pain? how could i find out if that is what it is? if is is arrythmias are they dangerous, can they be treated?"
Answerarrythmias are not dangerous, they are annoying.... we tried to treat them in the 80's and it was a disaster... they don't need treating with meds, they need treatment with the following......
stop smoking
stop excessive caffeine
decrease stress
no excess alcohol
other prescription meds that may interact.....
