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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!
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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