Atrial Fibrillation

[IanDarkpeak]

Can I add to the heart related questions?

I took part in a voluntary heart study 2 years ago and was told I'd got inverted t wave of about 2mm, the word lateral came up too. The study also involved using a heart ultrasound and all was fine on that. I left it a while but then followed this up recently, for reasons i won't go into here. The cardiologist ran a ct and i got a calcium score of zero. I'm told that's good. I've displayed no symptoms and have run plenty since, including hard races and I've done summer and winter BGRs in recent years.

The guys at the study said it was nothing to worry about but I remain slightly nervous and I can't put my finger on it. The cardiologist suggested I stop training for 6 weeks and we will see if there is a change in ECGs taken every two weeks. Going in for the ECGs makes me very anxious and 2weeks in, I'm wondering whether the anxiety is a) at risk of masking something/creating a false positive and b) worth the bother at all? I'm very tempted to just abandon it.

So my question is, given all else is normal and I feel fine and no other tests or examinations (he also gave me a good listening to via stethoscope) show a problem, what does an apparently shallow t wave inversion really mean?

Also, I get the feeling I'm being used as a lab rat but maybe I'm being unkind?

Any views much appreciated as its getting me rather anxious and hypersensitive!

Mark

Hi Mark

I know where you are coming from. I've another trip to the Cardiolgists on Friday. I've hardly run in the last two months and certainly nothing at race pace. other injuries aside(ankle, knees and now my shoulder) plus the worry over my daughter I feel very nervous about going for a hard run. I constantly have the feeling of an imminent attack.
I have a place in the forth coming skyline and need to do something.
Going out tonight with dark peak as a social run. if all goes ok tonight and on Friday I'll try a race over the weekend.