EKG not strong predictor of heart risk

"Performing an electrocardiogram (EKG) - the standard test for measuring the activity of the heart - is of little use in predicting future coronary problems for people who are examined because of chest pain, a British study suggests. 'In patients with stable chest pain, suspected angina, the resting EKG was of no incremental prognostic value as a means of assessing the risk of patients having further coronary events,' said study author Dr. Adam Timmis, a professor of clinical cardiology at London Chest Hospital. The findings were published in the November 14 online issue of the BMJ." - HealthDay News