Re: Hormones and pvcs

Posted By Denise O. on January 05, 1999 at 15:20:14:

In Reply to: Re: Hormones and pvcs posted by CCF CARDIO MD - CRC on January 05, 1999 at 08:49:23:







Hi Dr. CRC,
Psst, it's me again!  I remember the two words used and looked them up on the internet.  The two magic words are "junctional rhythm".  The article explaining it described it as:  A dysrhythmia originating in the area of the AV junction tissue, usually having a rate of 40 to 60 bpm. On an ECG, a junctional rhythm may exhibit an inverted or absent P wave or a P wave hidden by the QRS complex, which usually appears normal.
Like I said in my first post (for today), she said I had SVT and junctional rhythm.  My heart rating during this activity was 150 bpm.  I was not exerting myself whatsoever when it happened (sitting down).  Now, some stuff I read about the junctional rhythm talks about PACs.  Is junctional rhythm a "fancy name" for PAC?  I am going to feel like a real butt if I sent in a recording of a PAC! I don't trust the stuff I read on the internet, so can you give your opinion on this?  In laymans terms, what is it and is SVT and junctional rhythm two separate things?
Thanks,
Denise