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barbos
27-08-15, 20:31
Hi guys,

I am new around here. I am 22 years old, and have suffered from GAD for about 4 years now. I have recently done 2 ECGs, the first 3 months ago, and the last one a couple of days ago. During this period I had also been tapering off lexapro (escitalopram) and am now off it (have been off for about a month). Here's the first ECG result:

Vent. Rate: 78 bpm
PR interval: 162 ms
QRS duration: 92 ms
QT interval: 332 ms
QTc interval: 365 ms
P/QRS/T axis: 76/87/70
RV5/SV1 amp.: 2.12/1.07 mV
RV5+SV1 amp.: 3.19 mV

1100 *Sinus Rhythm*
40303 *Early Repolarization*
9110 *Normal ECG*

The second ECG result is pretty much the same (except the computer didn't diagnose early repolarization, but it still looked like it). My heart rate was 96 though, as I was a lot more anxious. QT interval was 326 and QTc was 379. What worries me is that my QT seems to be very low, and also should it not shrink more with a 20bpm increase in heart rate from one ECG to the other? Low QT combined with unchanging QT with heart rate seems to indicate short QT syndrome, which seems to be deadly.... Doctor didn't seem very helpful last time as he was in a hurry when he did the ECG and simply pointed me to the result of the computer "Normal ECG" and told me that it's normal and nothing to worry about. I didn't ask the doctor about QT specifically...

None of my family (grandparents, parents, brothers, sisters) have had any cardiac trouble. Do any of you have similar QT values? Is my QT too short? Or is it fine? I really appreciate your support and my apologies for being so worried :(

-barbos

iwantpeace
22-09-15, 23:34
short qt isnt a problem, long qt is a problem because
it can cause irregular rhythm.

Qtc is the one that matters and yours looks within normal limits.
my Qtc is around 410ms and i was worring for long qt syndrom :(