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Ekg showed lvhypertrophy but all other heart tests show perfect heart. how can this be?
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ECG: The ecg records electrical activity and can have 'false positives' for anatomic findings like hypertrophy which is increased thickness of heart muscle.
Answered 2/26/2020
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