Somebody Please!!

Hello,
I wore a holter for 11 hours(was supposed to be 24 but long story). Anyway my results came back that I had isolated apc's and rare pvc's. As luck would have it I complained until I got the monitor and the day I wear it I didnt feel any palpitations!! I was told that I have hypertensive cardiomyopathy, so i was wondering: Am I at risk for sudden cardiac death? During one ER visit I had 1 R on T wave happen, Does this add to my risk? Just worried, if anybody has expertise in this area please assist me. Thank You.

[Jerry_NJ]

PAC and PVC activity is fairly common, suffered by many of us.  From what I've read, they are mostly benign, and I would assume that is your case given you have had medical attention.  But, to be sure it sounds like you need a longer time period of monitoring... don't know from what you said why you stopped at the 11 hour point - so would that monitor had caught rhythm activity if it had been worn for the full period?  If so, maybe all you need is a retake.

You comment about "1 R or T wave happened" isn't helpful.  I'd have to go back to a definition of what the EKG trace elements are called, but I think R and T waves are repetitive, and there is a P wave too that those of us with Atrial Fibrillation don't have, or it is not complete.

Hope you get more inputs