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The Computer and Overreading Cardiologist call this completely normal. Is it?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

EKG initially negative but repeat shows a few T wave abnormalities… There is a chance this could be non-cardiac pain” At 1518, an echocardiogram showed normal LV size and systolic function with hypokinesis of the mid and distal anterior wall and the mid and distal septum. At 1605, another repeat troponin resulted at 5.271 ng/mL.

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Chest Pain and Inferior ST Elevation.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

A middle-aged patient with lung cancer had presented to clinic complaining of generalized malaise, cough, and chest pain. Symptoms other than chest pain (malaise, cough in a cancer patient) 2. Exclusion criteria were age less than 18, SBP less than 100 mmHg, echocardiogram with EF less than 50%, STEMI, pregnancy, and trauma.