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3000 PVCs in 24 hrs
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3000 PVCs in 24 hrs
by Erin__0__0, Jan 01, 1995 12:00AM
Posted By Erin on August 02, 1998 at 22:45:59:
I recently had a holter monitor evaluation and was found to have approximately 3000 PVCs within a twenty-four hour period with some bigeminy. It seems to be worse at night. I had an echocardiogram done and all was normal except for the PVCs. I was told that the PVCs were benign and it was something I would have to live with. I am 28 years old, in school full time. have 2 children and work on a PRN basis. It seems to me that the PVCs are too excessive to be normal. They drive me crazy because I can feel almost every single one. I do feel lightheaded sometimes, but it is not a frequently occuring thing, about every 2-3 weeks. Also I could swear that all of this began after the birth of my second child 1 year ago. The other symptom I am havinf is pain below my left breast and sometimes in my arm pit, but it does not last very long. I also get a tightness in the same area under my left breast in the rib area when I jog sometimes. Could this pain be related to my heart? I was told by an ENT that the pain I was having could be related to TMJ which I do have. It seems crazy!! I am going in for a stress test in a few weeks but the cardiologist who has a great reputation has told me that this is not a life threatening situation. I just can't stop thinking about all of those PVCs and how it doesn't seem logical that they are not a problem. Is there specific number of PVCs that are considered normal, and a number that are considered dangerous? Could all of these PVCs cause me to have a heart attack? Erin
I recently had a holter monitor evaluation and was found to have approximately 3000 PVCs within a twenty-four hour period with some bigeminy. It seems to be worse at night. I had an echocardiogram done and all was normal except for the PVCs. I was told that the PVCs were benign and it was something I would have to live with. I am 28 years old, in school full time. have 2 children and work on a PRN basis. It seems to me that the PVCs are too excessive to be normal. They drive me crazy because I can feel almost every single one. I do feel lightheaded sometimes, but it is not a frequently occuring thing, about every 2-3 weeks. Also I could swear that all of this began after the birth of my second child 1 year ago. The other symptom I am havinf is pain below my left breast and sometimes in my arm pit, but it does not last very long. I also get a tightness in the same area under my left breast in the rib area when I jog sometimes. Could this pain be related to my heart? I was told by an ENT that the pain I was having could be related to TMJ which I do have. It seems crazy!! I am going in for a stress test in a few weeks but the cardiologist who has a great reputation has told me that this is not a life threatening situation. I just can't stop thinking about all of those PVCs and how it doesn't seem logical that they are not a problem. Is there specific number of PVCs that are considered normal, and a number that are considered dangerous? Could all of these PVCs cause me to have a heart attack? Erin
