22,000 PVC's

Hi all,

Just an update on my checkup yesterday. I forgot to ask for a print out, but this is what i remembered.

She said i have had 22,000 PVC's in the last 12 weeks, does that sound alot? Tech said that was a normal amount to have.

They have turned me down to guardian angel settings, no rate responce or other fancy setting, just on 45bpm all the time.

So hopefully now there will be no test in the early hours to wake me up.

Can you have PVC's that the PM doesn't pick up, or does the PM record it all?

Thanks Hayley

2 Comments

Hmmm

by Angelie - 2009-12-04 09:12:46

I would think over a course of 12 weeks that is not entirely excessive, since while working in cardiology I see some patients that experience that many PVC's in one 24 hour period.
It matters not how many, what matters is how they effect you or make you feel. A single PVC at random is a fairly common occurance and innocent. When they come in longs runs back to back or in groups is when they start becoming a problem, but once they pattern themselves like that the Doctors have another name for them.
I have found that there are many things the pacer doesn't pick up because in order for the pacer to record the event the beats have to be in the certain parameter that is set for your pacer.
If you feel so inclined, write down a diary of what you're feeling and bring it with you at your next interrogation. They should be able to help you try to correlate events with any symptoms that you're having, if any at all.

Always feel free to ask your pacer technician any questions. I make sure to give them an interrogation of my own at every visit. It's a two way street....LOL.
You can always ask your doctor anything as well. That's what you pay him for....

When in doubt....ask a health care professional. They know your situation best.

Good luck, and happy health.
Angelie

PVC's

by ElectricFrank - 2009-12-04 11:12:15

That calculates out to about 260/day. I normally run about 300/day, but have had 2500/day at times.

I haven't found anything that shows them to be dangerous, unless they are associated with some underlying heart disease. Most of the sites of well known heart hospitals say that attempting to treat them produces a higher risk than leaving them alone. That doesn't make them any less uncomfortable though. It seems that the most common treatment is beta blockers. My take is that since beta blockers just reduce the strength of the hearts contractions, all they do is make the PVC less noticeable.

I've just come to accept mine and get on with life. Mine tend to disappear when I get active. So if I get tired of them I go for a walk.

frank

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