DEAR DR. GOTT:
Could you kindly explain the results of my recent electrocardiogram? My family doctor does not respond to my questions.

The following is from the letter I got from the imaging center: “Baseline electrocardiogram shows first degree atrioventricular block, non specific ST-T changes, prominent left ventricular voltage. There were no significant dysrhythmias induced by exercise. There are diffuse ST changes on the electrocardiogram, particularly in inferior limb leads, but these changes were primarily upsloping and did not meet definite criteria for ischemia. Immediate recovery phase was unremarkable. The remainder of the recovery phase was unremarkable.”

What is your take on all this? I am a healthy 66-year-old male.

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