British Heart Foundation

Breast implants skew heart attack test

Dr Sok-Sithikun Bun, from Monaco, did a small trial, with 48 women, and found electrocardiogram (ECG) tests, which measure the electrical activity of the heart, were often unreliable because the breast implants "got in the way".

Dr Bun is presenting his findings at a conference in Austria.

Having a pre-implant ECG for doctors to refer to would help, he said.