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25 yrs old. i'm obese. ekg came back borderline abnormal. insurance won't pay for stress test. what could be wrong with me? is borderline a bad result
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The EKG computer: that interprets EKGs is slanted to reflect pathology rather than normal for litigatious reasons. At your age and sex, and even though you are obese, I would bet it is actually a NORMAL EKG. This is why the insurance company won't pay. Odds are strongly against your having anything it would show other than normal. The doctor should interpret the EKG for you and not leave it up to the computer.
Answered 3/12/2017
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