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All that have had ohs... do your subsequent ekg's say abnormal ? All mine do and I suspect the cause is from having ohs.. anyone? Love Yaps
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That really depends on who's deciphering the ekg readouts...
A cardiologist who knows your history would probably say "normal" if it was normal for you.
A generalized physician, say in the ER, might read it differently, especially if you have an artificial valve that he/she doesn't know about for some assinine reason...
As is per my understanding anyways.
Mind you, I had an ekg once (a year or so before my tricuspid valve fell apart and I had OHS to replace it) after some fool idiot gave me albuterol not five minutes after I told him my cardiologist advised me against ever taking it again and that ekg was all over the place.
They were going to admit me on the spot, rush me in for surgery or something, but I kept insisting they call my cardiologist.
When they refused, I called him using my cell phone.
Boy, that pissed 'em off.....
A cardiologist who knows your history would probably say "normal" if it was normal for you.
A generalized physician, say in the ER, might read it differently, especially if you have an artificial valve that he/she doesn't know about for some assinine reason...
As is per my understanding anyways.
Mind you, I had an ekg once (a year or so before my tricuspid valve fell apart and I had OHS to replace it) after some fool idiot gave me albuterol not five minutes after I told him my cardiologist advised me against ever taking it again and that ekg was all over the place.
They were going to admit me on the spot, rush me in for surgery or something, but I kept insisting they call my cardiologist.
When they refused, I called him using my cell phone.
Boy, that pissed 'em off.....
Yaps, I think that is a good question. I'm not sure if a perfectly normal heart was opened up, had nothing at all done to it, and then closed very carefully and allowed to fully heal, would even ever have a completely normal EKG. It has been so many years since I had a normal EKG that if I had a normal one I would count it as suspect.
My first post-op ekg had "abnormal readings" all over it. My cardio didn't really explain why but said this was my new "baseline" to compare to ekg's done in the future. I agree with Betty that just the act of cutting on the heart is probably going to change the way the electrical impulses look on your ekg.
In my case, yes, Yaps.
Before surgery, I developed an inverted T wave, apparently from the stress to the heart. Right after surgery, it was still there. By my six-month checkup, it had reverted to normal, apparently as a result of the OHS, which removed the stress from my heart.
The result was a "normal" EKG.
Best wishes,
Before surgery, I developed an inverted T wave, apparently from the stress to the heart. Right after surgery, it was still there. By my six-month checkup, it had reverted to normal, apparently as a result of the OHS, which removed the stress from my heart.
The result was a "normal" EKG.
Best wishes,
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Yaps
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I ask because 6 months before surgery my ekg ;abnormal; enlonged QT's; incomplete left bundle branch; severely enlarged left atrial;
All the ekgs since surgery still state ; left atrial enlargement; and prolonged QT's abnormal...
I am aware of the atrial fibrillations and am on meds, staying calm and watching the exercise, THE DRS wont let my inr get low..lol.. they stick me in hospital on heparin drip..lol..
Dr states Im am the worst case he's ever had , and nurse's have backed him up. Im just curious as to how bad and compare to some here.
I understand that a myaxomous(sp) mitral valve caused the atrial enlargement,and that it wont return to normal after st judes....but the prolonged QT's still have me baffled ..except wpw
syndrome is rampant in our family.
Oh well just trying to undertsand what has/is happening, my daughter has wpw, had 2 abalations, and is still experencing pain and sob... heart racings etc.... I do not want her to experience what I have , so I am watching like a hawk....... love Yaps
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I ask because 6 months before surgery my ekg ;abnormal; enlonged QT's; incomplete left bundle branch; severely enlarged left atrial;
All the ekgs since surgery still state ; left atrial enlargement; and prolonged QT's abnormal...
I am aware of the atrial fibrillations and am on meds, staying calm and watching the exercise, THE DRS wont let my inr get low..lol.. they stick me in hospital on heparin drip..lol..
Dr states Im am the worst case he's ever had , and nurse's have backed him up. Im just curious as to how bad and compare to some here.
I understand that a myaxomous(sp) mitral valve caused the atrial enlargement,and that it wont return to normal after st judes....but the prolonged QT's still have me baffled ..except wpw
syndrome is rampant in our family.
Oh well just trying to undertsand what has/is happening, my daughter has wpw, had 2 abalations, and is still experencing pain and sob... heart racings etc.... I do not want her to experience what I have , so I am watching like a hawk....... love Yaps
