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What does old antero-septal myocardial infarction mean?

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Dr. Payam Mehranpour answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine - Cardiology

Heart attack: I am assuming this is a finding on ECG that you are describing. It means that there is findings compatible with a prior heart attack in the front part of the heart.

Dr Koch and another doctor agreed

Answered 11/25/2016

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Dr. Rick Koch answered

Q waves of anterior : Septal waves on ekg. Echocardiogram would confirm or dispell heart muscle damage.

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Answered 6/2/2018

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