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Experienced breathlessness, s.tachycardia my dr did ekg and echo and found poor r wave abnormal septal motion what tests will a cardiologist do next?

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Dr. Brian Olshansky answered

Maybe a CT or MRI: The peoblem you mention suggest heart muscle damage which is very strange for a 19 year old. For an older person with risk factors for heart disease, a cardiac catheterization may be in order. For someone your age, an MRI or a cardiac CT may be diagnostic

Answered 5/21/2014

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A member asked:

Experienced breathlessness, s.tachycardia my dr did ekg and echo and found poor r wave abnormal septal motion what tests will a cardiologist do next?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Brian Olshansky answered

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