Meliss446 Posted April 22, 2006 Report Share Posted April 22, 2006 I had ordered a copy of my charts and found an ECG I had from a cardiologist I saw a few months ago, and it said that it was an abnormal ECG. It read sinus tachycardia (as usual), but it also listed a "short PR interval" and "extensive ST-T changes" as abnormal. It said on the sheet that it was an "unconfirmed analysis", whatever that means. Does anyone know about this? My cardiologist said the ECG was fine. I guess I trust him, but I think that sometimes doctors get in the mind set of looking for specific things without looking at the whole picture. If anyone has any medical expertise or has heard of a short PR interval before, I would appreciate the info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Posted April 23, 2006 Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 Hi there, Tachycardia can be a cause of shortened PR interval on your ECG, and considered a normal varient. As your heartrate increases, your PR interval can shorten. Your doctor may have felt your ECG was "fine" as he may have expected to see a shortened PR interval with your tachycardia. Does that make sense? hope this helps you out a bit! Laura. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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