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Q: Echo-cardiography versus ECG for diagnosing heart blockages

asked by: DoctorQuestion on August 18th, 2008

I have been getting slight pain just above the middle of my chest and down my left side of my back and shoulders, not down the arm. Could this be heart related.

My bp is between 120/80- 136/82
Cholestrol 182 HDL- 64 LDL 102
Glucose 82
Triglicrides 85

Would an echostress cardiogram show blockages in the heart?

Thank You,
Kathy

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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD

replied on August 19th, 2008

Heart Disease and Heart Attack Answer A4574

Current medical status: Blood panel done on 02/08/2008- Everything normal
Current medical treatment: Lexapro 10 mg daily. Had echostress cardiogram done 2 years ago all is normal, just found Mild Valve Regurgitation in on valve. Cardiac enzyemes - normal. EKG- Normal

Chest pain could be heart-related but other causes outside the heart can also provoke it.

ECHO-cardiography is not an accurate method for diagnosing heart blockages. ECG is a much more appropriate method for diagnosing any type of heart blockages (AV-block, branch's block etc.).

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