Re: help pvc's

Posted By CCF CARDIO MD - CRC on March 30, 1999 at 08:43:24:

In Reply to: help pvc's posted by gab on March 30, 1999 at 07:20:42:








Is it normal to have 3000 pvc's in a 24 hour period??? Please advise. My holter monitor said I was having lots of vpc's. Sometimes 2 in a row. What isn't a normal amount??? Thank you for this forum I learned alot.  
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Dear Gab,
There is no upper limit on the "normal amount".  Although 3000 sounds like a lot if you divide it out it works out to 1 or 2 a minute which is not really that much.  Sometimes your doctor may recommend beta-blockers for symptoms so be sure to discuss this with him/her.
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