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Dannykewl
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Hi, I am a 50 yo male, and my doctor gave me an EKG today as part of my regular checkups. I told her
my dad had a heart attack around that age. The tech took an EKG, but took another one thinking maybe
she may have crossed some of the electrodes. Another one taken, she went and got the doctor, who
double checked the wires which were OK and took another reading. She said something about certain
aspects of Q waves, and I may have a "rotated heart", and not to worry for now as that may be the
case, until she confirms with the cardiologist. I tried a Google search for "rotated heart q waves"
and found very little. What I'm assuming (hopefully) is that a rotated heart is just the position of
the heart and carries no threat healthwise, and the EKG reading is like that as the electrodes are
not getting the right electrical impulses as the electrodes are misaligned with the position of my
heart. How close to correct am I on this or am I way off base? TIA,
Dan
my dad had a heart attack around that age. The tech took an EKG, but took another one thinking maybe
she may have crossed some of the electrodes. Another one taken, she went and got the doctor, who
double checked the wires which were OK and took another reading. She said something about certain
aspects of Q waves, and I may have a "rotated heart", and not to worry for now as that may be the
case, until she confirms with the cardiologist. I tried a Google search for "rotated heart q waves"
and found very little. What I'm assuming (hopefully) is that a rotated heart is just the position of
the heart and carries no threat healthwise, and the EKG reading is like that as the electrodes are
not getting the right electrical impulses as the electrodes are misaligned with the position of my
heart. How close to correct am I on this or am I way off base? TIA,
Dan