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I had an abnormal ekg and i'm going to get a echocardiogram soon how often are ekgs wrong? i'm worried and can anxiety mess up an ekg?
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EKGs are...just OK.: Truth be told, the EKG isn't the most informative test in the world. It's good as a screening test, but regardless of the results of such, if we think someone is truly at heart risk, we test further (stress test for example). And even if the EKG suggests an abnormality, we often need to confirm with more testing (2D Echo, for example). So it's not the most accurate test out there.
Answered 6/2/2016
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