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Any cardiologist about please?

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OxAl82 · 23/10/2025 08:26

Hi all.
over the last year or so I have been getting increasingly short of breath especially when walking, going up hill/stairs etc, wheezing when laughing a lot, crackling in throat when laying down and wheezing (not every time though), chest tightness and pain and puffy legs and ankles. My maternal grandparents died of heart disease, my dad died from a sudden heart attack 17 years ago and my brother has an enlarged heart so naturally I’m worried I may have heart failure or something. I had an ECG at the doctors yesterday and my results seem to point to something wrong. I have an appointment with a doctor tomorrow but would like to be fully prepared so can anyone help and what I should be asking etc? Pic attached of ecg. Thank you

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Greybeardy · 23/10/2025 09:10

the images are too small and fuzzy to look at in detail. The printout at the top is very often wrong if that's what you're basing your concern on. It needs a human to look at it properly and interpret.

OxAl82 · 23/10/2025 10:41

Greybeardy · 23/10/2025 09:10

the images are too small and fuzzy to look at in detail. The printout at the top is very often wrong if that's what you're basing your concern on. It needs a human to look at it properly and interpret.

Thank you. I don’t know how to make the picture clearer. It says short PR interval (112) and atypical Q wave in the interpretation so I that’s what I’m concerned about. I don’t want the doctor to fob me off tomorrow!

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beachsandseaicecream · 23/10/2025 12:07

I have no idea but you’ve left all your details on the bottom reading.

OxAl82 · 23/10/2025 13:33

beachsandseaicecream · 23/10/2025 12:07

I have no idea but you’ve left all your details on the bottom reading.

Thank you!

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OxAl82 · 23/10/2025 13:34

ECG interpretation

Any cardiologist about please?
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Greybeardy · 23/10/2025 14:29

If that's all it says I wouldn't be worried, particularly if the whole trace is of similar quality to the tiny bit you've got in the screenshot (it's not good enough for the computer to have got the PR interval right). Those printouts are often comically off. It needs a person to look at the trace and for them to put it in the context of your medical history.

OxAl82 · 23/10/2025 15:06

Greybeardy · 23/10/2025 14:29

If that's all it says I wouldn't be worried, particularly if the whole trace is of similar quality to the tiny bit you've got in the screenshot (it's not good enough for the computer to have got the PR interval right). Those printouts are often comically off. It needs a person to look at the trace and for them to put it in the context of your medical history.

Thank you very much for your help, I appreciate you taking time to explain.

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