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Hi, would anyone know why I had this dip in my ECG today? It wasn’t makes with an ‘o’ underneath so I’m not sure what it means. I was in the gym at the time. Many thanks
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I find that gym movement is worse for ECG. Even wetting the contact areas on the strap & tightening, gym workouts still causes noise. You can check this easily by doing a live ECG.
I find my cycling ECGS are the best – clean base line & very little noise, so it’s a little disappointing I think. -
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Thank your reply. How can you tell its noisy from that picture please?
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The isoelectric baseline (flat portion between the end of the T wave and the onset of the P wave should be flat and quiet – no ‘ripples’. To actually evaluate and illustrate this, you needed to provide a trace within an expanded time scale. Highlight 5-8 beats and post that screenshot.
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It’s artifact
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Likely artifact. This ECG looks fairly noisy. Perhaps look at it on the computer for a clearer image? It doesn’t look concerning regardless. Most concerning rhythms are consistent (a good percentage of a 30 second strip), and really can only be determined with a clear reading.
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Thank you everyone, much appreciated.
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Very likely nothing but noise. Looks like your connection is generally very noisy – lots of baseline instability. Consider cleaning the strap, using conductive gel, and perhaps tightening the strap a bit.