Anybody ever had an abnormal EKG and have to be sent to the cardiologist for further testing? What type if testing does the cardiologist do? Should I be worried? Im praying it's nothing and that it's just one less test to take later.

Anybody ever had an abnormal EKG and have to be sent to the cardiologist for further testing? What type if testing does the cardiologist do? Should I be worried? Im praying it's nothing and that it's just one less test to take later.

If they send the EKG with you or forward to the cardiologist, he'll review it, and may order some stress test, or an echocardiogram (sonogram of the heart). But it will all be up to the cardiologist what he feels is going on. At this time don't think you need to worry. I have an irregular heart beat which they call PVC's. They are common in people. The surgeon just wants to make sure all will be okay.

Yes, I have SVT I have an abnormal heart beat. Don't worry!

Thank you all for your responses. I feel a little more at ease now.

So I had my follow up appointment with a cardiologist following my abnormal EKG and he said everything looked fine. He noted that there was some mild stiffening caused by the high blood pressure and obesity but that it was reversible with maintained blood pressure and weight loss. It made me so happy to know that everything was ok. I have been stressing over it and was pretty nervous at the doctored office today. I went ahead and signed the records release and had them forward their findings to my pcp and to the Transformations clinic just in case it was a test that was required for surgery and so that my pcp could write a recommendation for wls..If God says the same I will have my first meeting with the surgeon this week and my pcp recommendation. Hope all is going well with y'all too!