it lasted well over 5 min., My doctor at that time, said she verified it by running the enzymes. In 2008, I had another ECG, this time it lasted 3 to 5 seconds. It came back normal. Last month, I had another one, the nurse admited she didn't know how to do it, and the equipment was very old, it lasted about 90 seconds, and came back normal. My current doctor, supposedly consulted with a cardiologist, and says the 2005 one was wrong, or is now irrelevent. Should I be concerned??
Q: In 2005, I had an ECG done, it came back that I'd had a Septal Infarct,
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6/ 6/10 3:15pm
Hi JJGray,
It is definitely possible that the information from you physician is correct and you do not need to be concerned, however; it seems like you are unsure. If I were in your position, I would ask my primary care physician to explain why the results are irrelevant and what is the risk of having another septal infarct.
Best of luck,
Monica
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Thank-You Monica, My healthcare is through the Veterans Affairs, we aren't always given answers.
My concern is that, the second two ECK's were extremely short, literally seconds, those are the ones she's giving crediblity to, verses the longer one, with verifiable enzyme results. Is there an optimal length of time, do shorter lengths of time, effect the accuracy? I have the computer print outs from all three, this isn't a matter of 'opinion' or interpretation. I guess I'm confused, if someone asked, do I have a hert condition or not?
My research seems to indicate, that a Septal Infarct, means dead tissue/area in the heart, could that heal itself?