One Response to “Negative inferior or antero-lateral T-wave in blacks”

1. admin says:

   September 28, 2009 at 6:20 am

   Riccardo Gilli wrote:
   

   > I am an italian cardiologist Navy Officier working in the NATO
   > hospital of SHAPE (Belgium).
   > As most of patients are black,I whould be glad to compare my experience
   > whit other Collegues.
   > Do you think it is possible a fisiologic inferior (III and aVF)

   T waves in the limb leads are normally concordant with the QRS complexes
   however a difference in axis up to 45 degrees. Following it can be
   physiological to have negative TIII.

   > or
   > antero-lateral (I,V5,V6) negative T wave in black males?

   T wave inversion in v4-v6 is always abnormal.

   I found it in 3
   > asympthomatic patients during routine E.K.G. for annual check without
   > possibility of comparison of previous E.K.G.
   > I whould like you know that I scheduled them for a treadmill test but

   What about an echocardiography?

   > I have not the result yet.
   > Thank you for your answer; sincerly: Riccardo
   > Please answer me to e-mail address Riccardo.Gi…@ping.be

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