Can 2d-echo And Ecg Detects If You Have Encountered Heart Attack Symptoms? Or Have Asthma Attacks?
Saturday
Nov 28, 2009
sometimes i experienced tightening in my chest and hard to breath..no jaw and arm numbness experienced.
sometimes i woke up middle of the night and catching my breath..can this be heart attack or asthma symptoms?
please help..
thanks
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a_joemar
November 28th, 2009 at 9:06 am
only a doc can b 4 sure, but an echo and ecg check the heart . the echo bounces sound waves off the heart and checks the functioning of the valves and the muscle itself. the ecg actually checks for damage caused by a heart attack, or checks for how the electrical activity of the heart is working. asthma is checked by performing a pulmonary function test(breathing test).