A colleague from the hospital came to me with an acquaintance and said yes An electrocardiogram was obtained, and the electrocardiogram reported a “suspicious myocardial infarction”. For an ordinary person with no medical background, this is undoubtedly a bolt from the blue!
What’s more frightening is that after seeing a doctor, I still recommend her to have a Cardiovascular examination in order to rule out whether there is a problem in the end. That’s why my colleague came to me with an electrocardiogram! Let’s start our science from this matter!
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First, there is a problem with the electrocardiogram ≠ there is a problem with the heart
This topic is a bit awkward. The electrocardiogram is a reflection of the electrical activity of the heart. Why is there a problem with the electrocardiogram, but it does not mean that there is a problem with the heart? The ECG is just a test, and many of the abnormal results of this test are false positives, which means that there is a problem with the ECG, but there is no problem with the heart itself. Therefore, if there is a problem with the electrocardiogram, most of them need further inspection to determine whether there is a real problem.
Second, the electrocardiogram is no problem≠the heart is no problem
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And then again, even if there is no problem with the ECG, it does not mean that there is no problem with the heart. As I said just now, the electrocardiogram is only a preliminary screening, and further diagnosis of coronary artery, heart structure, heart failure and other heart diseases requires further examination and confirmation. For many typical coronary heart disease, heart failure or structural heart disease, the ECG can be normal!
Third, what is the use of electrocardiogram?
There is a problem with the electrocardiogram ≠ there must be a problem with the heart; no problem with the electrocardiogram ≠ the heart must be fine. Now that this is the case, what’s the use of doing an electrocardiogram? What’s the point of having an EKG? Of course, it makes sense. For many diseases, such as arrhythmia, myocardial infarction, etc., the ECG examination is convenient and fast, and the price is cheap and easy to operate. Therefore, in many cases, the ECG is a very necessary examination.
But for many ordinary people who are not medical professionals, even for many non-cardiologists For professional medical staff, because there is no systematic understanding of ECG, they are particularly afraid. In addition, doctors are afraid of taking responsibility now, and patients pay special attention to their own health. After finding a problem with the ECG, it is not enough to do a lot of examinations. Amazing!
But in the end, these checks will disappear in the years, because time will tell you the answer: do you have It’s all right!