PVCs are not: entirely dangerous unless they start chaining together into a 10-20 beat run, at which point you would usually experience skipped beats. I would develop a close relationship with an electrophysicist/ cardiologist in order to keep monitoring this situation together. In the long run, you may need medications if you end up having these runs and symptoms. Thanks for trusting in HealthTap.
Answered 10/23/2015
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See below: Frequent PVC's can be a sign of heart disease OR may be caused by anxiety/stress, nicotine, alcohol, caffeine, decongestants, antihistamines and cocaine/amphetamines. If non of the above: you need a 24 hour Holter monitor, cardiac ultrasound and a stress test. In the absence of CAD multifocal PVC's don't indicate a worse prognosis than unifocal PVC's, but PVC's do infer an increased mortality .
Answered 10/25/2015
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