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Could an ekg always tell if a person has heart disease?

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Yes: Ecgs are extremely useful, when correctly read, in suspecting or diagnosing a variety of heart diseases. They can also be falsely normal (false negative) or falsely abnormal (false positive). The inventor was awarded the nobel prize in medicine!

Dr Weisberger agreed

Answered 10/3/2015

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Am 19. I read stories about all heart disease and became scared. I've had an ekg done before. Now I was playing and my heart fluttered. Plz reassure?

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Does a normal EKG mean my heart is fine? I had mild symptoms of heart disease, so my doctor did an ekg. It was normal. Does this mean i definitely dont have heart disease?

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27 y old female, non-smoker/drinker. All ekg's: normal, stress ekg: normal, Holter M: normal, Troponin I: <0.02 (0.00-0.05). Still have heart disease?

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Could chest tightness and pain come from gallbladder disease? Been having symptoms for two weeks. ER ran EKG said heart was fine.

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Heart Palpitations for 3 days. No history of this before. EKG said everything was normal. Was diagnosed with anxiety but I havent been anxious. They did mention my potassium levels were kinda low. Could I have heart disease or any other problems?

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