Re: PVCs and nightime

Posted By karen on June 14, 1999 at 10:21:30
Why do most people who suffer with PVCs experience them
more often at night? This is especially common at bedtime.
There are times however that I get them in the morning.
Why do PVCs often come only at specific times with some people?
Also,how come so many people seem to experience them when lying
on their sides? more often the left side?

[Cleveland Clinic, MD]

Posted By CCF CARDIO MD - CRC on June 15, 1999 at 08:22:40
I don't think they are any more frequent at these times, I think people are just more apt to notice them.  At night people are resting and are more tuned in to their body and when one lies on the left it brings the heart closer to the chest wall where extra beats are felt more forcefully.
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