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What is the significance of the echocardiography test in a heart attack?

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Published At June 4, 2022
Reviewed AtJuly 24, 2023

Patient's Query

Hello doctor,

I have no complaints, but I am submitting my electrocardiogram (ECG) report. The doctor suggested that I undergo two-dimensional (2D) echocardiogram. Please let me know if I am healthy.

Hello,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

I request you to share the electrocardiogram (ECG) report. I would also like to know about your symptoms and cardiac problems. For example, do you have hypertension, diabetes, or a family history of cardiac diseases?

Patient's Query

Thank you doctor for the reply,

I have attached my electrocardiogram (ECG) report. I do not have any heart problems, but I suffer from hypertension.

Hello,

Welcome back to icliniq.com.

I can see some changes in the reports attached (attachment removed to protect the patient's identity). I suggest you undergo echocardiography. Do you have shortness of breath or diabetes?

Patient's Query

Thank you doctor for the reply,

I am not diabetic, but I would like to know if his electrocardiogram (ECG) suggests something serious.

Hello,

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The reports (attachment removed to protect the patient's identity) suggest a history of a heart attack. It is serious in the immediate phase, but once the patient is stable, then it is not serious. If the heart attack weakens the heart muscles, it becomes serious. Echocardiography is done to see the heart muscles. Sometimes, heart muscles recover over time.

Patient's Query

Thank you doctor for the reply,

I have attached the echocardiogram report. Will I be able to recover completely?

Hello,

Welcome back to icliniq.com.

I can see that your heart is damaged from the reports attached (attachment removed to protect the patient's identity). I suggest you continue the medications. SPECT MPI (single-photon emission computerized tomography myocardial perfusion imaging) test should be done to see whether the damage can be reversed with angioplasty. Angioplasty can be done if the heart damage is reversible. Otherwise, he can continue with the medications.

Same symptoms don't mean you have the same problem. Consult a doctor now!

Dr. Muhammad Zohaib Siddiq
Dr. Muhammad Zohaib Siddiq

Cardiology

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