Arrhythmias Support Group
Cardiac arrhythmia is a group of conditions in which the muscle contraction of the heart is irregular or is faster or slower than normal. Some arrhythmias are life-threatening medical emergencies that can cause cardiac arrest and sudden death. Others cause aggravating symptoms, such as an awareness of a different heart beat, or palpitation, which can be annoying.
I had holter monitoring done in mid October. Yesterday, went to see a cardiologist and he said that I had 1000 pvcs in 24 hours. I am shocked. In mid October, I awoke with a racing heart and palps. My internal med ran an echo, ekg, stress and holter. He said that everything was normal. My cardiologist said that everything is normal. How can that be with 1000 events? I am scared and confused.
The good news here is that all your tests are normal. The next thing is there anything triggering your pvc`s. Things that can trigger pvc`s can be stress, anxiety, smoking, caffine, dehydration. If it continues,
You may want to talk to your doctor about a 30 day monitor or check your thyroid.
Pvc`s can be a very scary thing and cause anxiety but try your best to watch things that trigger pvc`s and try to relax and see if it helps.
They are not harmful if there is not heart disease. If your heart is healthy as yours is, They are simply annoying. Which stinks. Many people get them and just do not even feel them. Some of us unlucky ones, feels every single PVC.
www.skippinghearts.com is another great support site for those of us with funky beats. The creator on there was having over 10,000 a day for a year. Still the docs did no treatment. They really are not a concern unless you have runs over 30 seconds or have dizziness, passing out etc. :)