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Query: Hello doctor,I am 33 years old and have been feeling anxious for the past two years. A while ago, I discovered a slight heart condition called borderline left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH). I am taking medications like calcium channel blockers and ARB (Angiotensin receptor blockers). Knowing about t... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and can understand your concern. No need to worry; this is just a compensatory change in the heart in response to high blood pressure. It is similar to how bicep muscles hypertrophy in response to exercise. It will gradually improve as your blood p... Read Full »
Query: Hi doctor, I have had stress, anxiety, and depression since last year. I currently have been using a 6-lead ECG due to having heart palpitations. I worked it out to be over 12,000 in 24 hours. I am going to the doctor tomorrow. Is this serious? I have read online that a 1,000 in that period can ca... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read the query, and I can understand your concern. I read your concern regarding your ECG (electrocardiograph) report and palpitations. Heart palpitations may occur due to reasons like stress, anxiety, smoking, alcohol, excess tea, or coffee. Some drugs like ... Read Full »
I would like to have a second opinion on an ECG I obtained yesterday. Please review my reports.
Query: Hello doctor, I would like to have a second opinion on an ECG I obtained yesterday. Please review my reports. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com ECG is always interpreted in the context of clinical history. Please tell us your symptoms and comorbidities. Your ECG is normal (attachments removed to protect the patient's identity) with some premature ventricular beats. These can occur in ischemic heart disease or... Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor, I would really appreciate some advice on what to do. I am a 31-year old-female. About four months ago, I started experiencing bad anxiety and panic attacks. I went to a doctor for blood tests and ECG, just to rule out any health issues. In fact, I had two ECGs done three months ago. ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. How much was QTC? Diagnosis of long QT is not a difficult one, so if he is saying it is within the normal limits, then it may be. Slight variations in the QTC may occur from time to time with changes in the heart rate. If both of your QTC... Read Full »
Can Sertraline cause cardiac problems?
Query: Hello doctor, I have anxiety disorder from the age of 15 (will be 35 by the end of this month). I started having frequent panic attacks and debilitating anxiety after my grandmother's death. Before all this, I had been on Paxil. Six months before, my doctor switched me to Zoloft 50 mg and increased ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and can understand your concern. Zoloft (Sertraline) is an effective and safe SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor) for managing anxiety disorder. Zoloft is generally considered a low risk for QTc (is an electrocardiogram representation of v... Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor, My ECG (electrocardiogram) impression is abnormal. It says sinus rhythm inferior infarct, old. I want to understand what this means, and is this something that needs immediate attention? How does it affect my day-to-day life? Thank you. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. ECG (electrocardiogram) is always interpreted in the context of clinical history. Please tell your symptoms and why ECG was done. Your ECG itself is within normal limits yet history is important to interpret ECG. Thank you. Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor, My wife, is 27 years old, has been feeling a pricking pain in her chest for the past 15 to 20 days. Also, she feels pressure across the middle of her chest sometimes. I consulted a physician and she provided 15 days of medicines. However, I also got her ECG test done and the reports in... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com I read your query and understand your concern. Most probably acidity, gastritis, and reflux disease. Does she also have upper abdominal pain, nausea, bloating, burping, increase in pain on food, sour water feeling in the throat, or chest burning, these are the other s... Read Full »
Query: Hi doctor, I am a 30-year-old male weighing 230 pounds. I have been having ectopic heartbeats for four days, and my heart skips beat two times a minute or sometimes less. Should I be worried? Is it something serious? I have had ectopic heartbeats before, which usually last only two days. This time ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read the query, and I can understand your concern. The cause for your condition could be ventricular premature complexes. These are ectopic or extra beats that are usually benign and not life-threatening. However, structural cardiac disease should be ruled ou... Read Full »
I am a 23-year-old with abnormal findings in ECG and high heart rate. Please provide your opinion.
Query: Hi doctor, I am a 23-year-old male, 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighing 158.7 pounds. Recently, I underwent a cardiology examination, and the results have left me quite concerned. During the checkup, I was very nervous, which might explain the higher beats per minute observed. Upon reviewing the results,... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, I have reviewed your attached reports (attachment removed to protect the patient’s identity). Except for your heart rate which is around 107, there are no other significant abnormalities. So, overall ECG (electrocardiogram) is fine. Elevated heart rate may be due to anxiety. In the AVF (au... Read Full »
I have a non-specific Q-wave in the inferior leads of my ECG report. What does it indicate?
Query: Hello doctor,What does a non-specific Q-wave in inferior leads of an ECG report indicate? I am attaching the ECG report for better analysis. Kindly suggest. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have seen your ECG report (attachment removed to protect the patient's identity) and it is normal. There is no pathological Q wave. ECG (electrocardiogram) is always interpreted in the context of clinical history. Please tell me your symptoms and tell me why EC... Read Full »