2006-08-21 19:03:53 · 6 answers · asked by Dr. Luther Gendy 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
The management depends entirely on the frequency of the PVCs as well as if they are isolated or occur several in a row (couplets, triplets, etc).
The best way to get an idea of the frequency is to use a Holter monitor. Your cardiologist and even your primary care provider can get you hooked up with one of these.
If it is decided that your PVCs are frequent to the point of being concerning, your doctor will probably put you on beta-blockers.
PVCs are surprisingly common and generally benign. To reduce the number of PVCs you experience, stay away from stimulants (coffee, soda, cocaine, etc), avoid stress, and dont smoke.
2006-08-21 22:24:53 · answer #1 · answered by EMT Geoffrey 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Due to the proarrythmic effects of antiarrythmic drugs, Premature Ventricular Contractions (PVCs) are not treated when asymptomatic. PVC occurs in normal individuals as well as in patients with cardiac disease. Occurence usually increases with age and can also be a consequence of cigarette smoking, excessive caffeine intake, and anxiety as well as in active recent myocardial infarction (cellular death of heart muscles commonly termed as a heart attack). When PVCs require treatment as in PVCs more than 5 to7 PVCs per minute, PVCs in compromised systemic hemodynamics as seen in congestive heart failure, PVCs with fibrillatory tendencies, the drug used are quinidine 300 to 400 mg. every six hours or procainamide 500 - 1000 mg every four hours. Efficacy can then be documented through Holter monitoring.
2006-08-22 07:02:10 · answer #2 · answered by *** 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Many people have PVC's and if they are not causing problems, they will just monitor your heart. Some people have them in couplets, bigeminy and on and on and never experience any unusual palpitations and I wonder how they can keep from feeling this racket going on in their chest. I nurse and we monitor them on telemetry and when the heart monitor bells and whistles start going off, We (the nurses) go down and check on the pt and they have no idea they are doing anything weird. There are medications prescribed which lessen the PVC's. Hope that helps.
RN.
2006-08-22 16:39:02 · answer #3 · answered by happydawg 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the frequency they occur. Please see your doctor, who is most likely to schedule an EKG if you haven't already had one and to prescribe medication. If they are very rare and with no symptoms, generally he will just want to keep an eye on things.
2006-08-21 19:09:24 · answer #4 · answered by KyLeth 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They occur in normal hearts and require no treatment unless excessive and bothersome.
2006-08-22 04:19:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-08-21 19:08:44 · answer #6 · answered by pro_steering_wheel_holder 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋