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On the echo, it says m mode ef 55-60%, but then says ef teich 52.8% on another page. epss 5mm...normal? which ef is most accurate?
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Essentially the same: There is always a little variability from one mode of testing to another. Each stroke of your heart is not exactly the same. These are both fine. The EPSS is too.
Answered 5/1/2015
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