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I am a 40 yr. old male who saw a cardiologist last week for a routine exam ( decided to take advantage of my PPO plan and get checked out). Doctor ran an EKG. At first he said it was abnormal; then he corrected himself and said it was a variation of normal, not really abnormal. He said I have 'early repolarization', which is fairly common in young, athletic males, and also in young African males. I am a highly active white male. Doctor didn't seem overly concerned, but he did schedule me to be fitted with a 24-hour holter monitor; he also scheduled me for an echo stress test.
He stressed to me that he didn't think anything was wrong. But he said that my EKG pattern could easily be misread or misinterpreted by an untrained physician as being an EKG of a person having a heart attack. He mentioned it might be a good idea for me to keep a copy of my EKG -- in case I ever have to go in for any physical testing in the future: I could show them my EKG print-out and explain to them my EKG anomaly.
Anyways, I have been a little alarmed since seeing the doctor last week. I have researched ERP, and many studies are mixed: some point to it as begin a benign anomaly, others point to it as being a risk factor for sudden cardiac death and various arrhythmias.
I am worried. I am fit and highly active; 5'10, 175; I have very low triglycerides, high HDL, and low LDL. No diabetes. Normal blood pressure.
Anyone here have or had this issue? I can't help thinking that I could drop dead at any moment.
Last edited by AnthonyJ34; 07-27-2015 at 12:50 PM..
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I think you will survive longer if your priority is to follow the advice given by your cardiologist. Once they stick something in your medical record (somewhere else you may go other than your cardiologist), it stays there FOREVER! Impossible to get them to remove it even if it is incorrect!
So do this... ["he said that my EKG pattern could easily be misread or misinterpreted by an untrained physician as being an EKG of a person having a heart attack. He mentioned it might be a good idea for me to keep a copy of my EKG -- in case I ever have to go in for any physical testing in the future: I could show them my EKG print-out and explain to them my EKG anomaly..."]
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