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Do premature ventricular contractions or premature atrial contractions (PVC/PAC) weaken or damage heart muscles in any way??? plz reoly
hopefully someone else can answer if I'm incorrect...if echo says structurally "normal" then yes all of it is normal; if not, it would list what is wrong with it
you may want to get a copy of your test results and look them over and ask your dr about anything you find =)
you may want to get a copy of your test results and look them over and ask your dr about anything you find =)
Just one more thing. I had my echo done and in the report it said that heart is structurally normal and valves are normal. If the heart is structurally normal does that mean that all the 4 chamber (LV,RV,LA,RA) are normal???
do they? not usually...can they? yes it's called Cardiomyopathy http://www.medhelp.org/medical-information/show/1579/Cardiomyopathy which is a weakening of the heart muscle or a change in heart muscle structure and is often associated with inadequate heart pumping or other heart function problems.
You would need to have very frequent pvc's which CAN but doesnt always lead to pvc induced cardiomyopathy and normally reverses when they are treated. For this to happen dr's say it's around 15% or more of your normal 24 hour HB's constantly for "awhile" is what I was quoted...what that awhile means I think can vary between dr's.
If you have a normal heart that beats 100,000 times in a 24 hour period, then that would be roughly 15,000+ day pvc's in day and Cardiomyopathy may develop.
Pac's I don't know much about sorry.
You would need to have very frequent pvc's which CAN but doesnt always lead to pvc induced cardiomyopathy and normally reverses when they are treated. For this to happen dr's say it's around 15% or more of your normal 24 hour HB's constantly for "awhile" is what I was quoted...what that awhile means I think can vary between dr's.
If you have a normal heart that beats 100,000 times in a 24 hour period, then that would be roughly 15,000+ day pvc's in day and Cardiomyopathy may develop.
Pac's I don't know much about sorry.
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