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Is it possible to be having a heart attack with a perfectly normal ekg?
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Yes: History and blood tests are also to be used.
Answered 4/2/2013
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Heart attack: You can have a heart attack with a perfectly normal ECG especially very early but if any signifcant amount of heart is involved there should be ECG changes.
Answered 6/10/2014
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