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A 37-year-old female asked:

Had an ecg showed my heart beat as left side beat then the right side, showed i had. hypertension but don't have blood pressure problems?

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Dr. Orlando Deffer
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Ekg: You are young and the voltage can appear to be elevated by ekg criteria . Need to adjust for age . More accurately an echocardiogram will be able to assess lvh.
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