On Thu, 2004-05-20 at 08:49, dr brian crowley wrote: > Can't diagnose LVH reliably by ECG. Refer for Echo Locally our PCT have suggested that we use the ECG as a screening tool, because the waiting list for an echo is 10 months hereabouts. They reckon that 90% of patients with LV dysfunction have one or more of: Q waves, LVH, BBB, AF. These are all signs of ischaemia, of course. I can't remember what they suggested we do about the bean counting... -- Michael Leuty <[log in to unmask]>