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Pvcs dangerous?

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Taayz
Taayz

hi my pvcs started few years ago had only like few hundreds of singles.. then i did all test and doctors said im fine. i started taking anti depessants and diazepam and for few years i was pretty good and didnt notice them very much. but for last month i get much more pvcs like 2thousand a day i think. my doctor did blood test and ecg and said im fine but how can i be fine if i get few thousand pvcs every day.. im not overweight.i lift weights.dont smoke.dont drink. but still have problem with my heart 😦 what should i do next ? should i do all tests again holter .stresstest .heart ultrasound..i did these 2 years ago..maybe something is getting worse cuz i get many more pvcs now? ..ty

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  • wikiJon
    wikiJon Taayz

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    My sympathies. You are not alone. I have been having frequent PVCs for over 2 years now. So I read that the heart does about 100,000 beats per day on average, so if you are having 2,000 per day then that is just 2% of your beats. My cardiologist told me that a PVC burden of <10% is nothing to worry about, so sounds like you are fine. My holter monitor reported a burden of 13% which was excessive, so I have been on medication ever since. I was initially prescribed Beta Blockers but they did not work, so I moved on to Flecainide which has improved my condition significantly. I still get PVCs but much less than I used to. So I'll be keeping an eye on it. Anyway, sounds like it comes down to percentages, and that 10% is the threshold . All the best

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