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Is it possible to determine that you're going to have a heart attack by doing ecg?
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Usually not: A resting ECG will usually tell if you are currently having or have had a heart attack in the past. It will not usually predict future risk. A stress ECG can predict the risk of a future heart attack. This predictive power is increased by adding simultaneous nuclear imaging to the stress test.
Answered 6/10/2014
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No: Can show it is happening, or suggest it has happened, but is not predictive generally.
Answered 7/9/2013
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