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doctor or event recorder confused?

I had a 30 day event recorder which showed a lot of pvcs, and then it said "possible 3 beat run of multifocal ventricular tachycardia rate of 139bpm"  When I saw my EP, I questioned him about this and he scrolled through my stuff on his computer and said "I dont see a 3 beat run". I have been so afraid of what if he is wrong, and I asked a cardiologist on another medical site, and he said the report doesnt lie, therefore I had a 3 beat run. I am terrified and hoping that the reason the report said "possible" was because it was not a 3 beat run. I remember it clearly, I felt like my heart stopped and I PANICKED and literally ran to the phone to call it in. I am wondering if due to perhaps a couplet and severe anxiety if this could have somehow been reported wrong or read wrong or is this other cardiologist correct that since it says possible 3 beat muiltifocal run it is in fact that, or is my EP correct or did he miss it? Please can someone familiar with how they read the reports reply? Anyone else have this happen?
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I guess I am more panicked because I just realized it was multifocal.Anyone else have it be multifocal?
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144586 tn?1284666164
Whoa, Nelly.

A three beat run is by no means unusual. In and of itself is does not mean you have to run to fill out your will.

There is a danger in allowing patients to review raw data from their tests.

As far as PVC's go it depends on the number per unit time. And other co-factors.

Don't worry too much and ask your cardiologist for a prognosis.
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