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A member asked:

My doc says that my ekg with non specific st changes and at junctional depression is normal. he thinks it's all from my panic attacks. is this true ?

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No: Ther's no correlation between the two and he clearly doesn't know what is giving you non specific st changes.

Dr Petruska agreed

Answered 5/5/2014

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