holter results in..help?

[ksc1968]

Hi, I got my report to take to my cardiology appt on Dec 30th...The report has a bunch of ekg pages attatched, but on the front it says in handwriting...pvc, otherwise neg.  
Then typed it says ventricular beats 129
                             supraventricular beats  2
Impression states. sinus rhythm with ventricular and rare supraventriular beats.  

The confusing thing is all of the pvc are circled and shown during sleep. When I was awake and pressed the event button there is nothing circled....I pressed the button over 80 times in the day...when I felt a very ovbious skipping sensation...Could this place have made a mistake?  THey are a mobile cardiac imaging place...It was not done by my cardio.....Im hoping when I go to my appt they  can make sense of this for me because it shows ventricular beats, but not when I said I felt them...Any ideas whats going on? (it did take me a few beats to push the button as it was in a akward position on the monitor)
ANyways,
What does ventricular beats mean?
Thanks
Kelly

[Brooke_38]

Hi Kelly...

According to your report, you had 129 Ventricular beats (PVC's) and 2 Supraventricular beats (PAC's)

I'm not sure how to comment on a mistake interpretting the report. I think that when you see the Cardiologist on the 30th, you can ask if that is likely. Now you've got 8 days to go until your appointment:) Let us know how it goes.

[jondsam]

They classify results like this: Rare 2000 pvc's a day or under, occasional 2000 to 10000 pvc's a day.  That seems like a lot of PvC's to be occasional eh??? LoLz 10000+ are considered frequent and usually result in more aggressive treatment.  If you are in the rare classification it is unlikely that the cardio doctor will offer any treatment.  You might have to learn to live with them  :p

Hope you get better, Laters

[jondsam]

129 pvc'd a day is considered completely normal and more than likely benign.  The vast majority of the population might have close to those numbers without even knowing it!!! Have a good one.  

By the way I have an average of 5467 PvC's a day as shown on a holter.  The cardio doctor really did not want to treat me with anything,,,,,, Later down the road I demanded a beta blocker..lolz

[ksc1968]

Hi, I heard that your an RN.   Thought maybe you might be able to answer another question.  Along with the skipped beats, my fingernails have become pitted, my Dr, along with all the cardiac panels ran a ANA blood panel.  I got it back late today and it came back positive.  My pattern came back as speckled And my titer at 1:40 (slightly elevated). All I know is an ANA tests for autoimmune.....does this have anything to do with the PVC's or is it a separate issue.  Other than the skipped beats I feel fine!
Thanks
Kelly

[Brooke_38]

A positive ANA result is commonly found in people who have various autoimmune diseases, but not only autoimmune diseases. ANAs can be found also in people with infections, cancer, lung diseases, gastrointestinal diseases, hormonal diseases, blood diseases and skin diseases

The ANA results are just one factor in diagnosing, and must be considered together with any clinical symptoms and other diagnostic tests. Medical history is also important, especially because some prescription drugs can cause "drug-induced ANAs".

The speckled pattern is found in SLE(Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)  and other connective tissue diseases (rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma, polymositis, and dermatomyositis are examples that have no known cause.)

I'm sure that I haven't targeted all known diseases, but the ones I listed are the most common associated with your test results.

You should get a referal to see a Rhematologist, they specialize in the above mentioned conditions. Please keep me posted, I will be interested to see how you make out:) Best of luck Kelly. If you need anything else, please just ask:)

[ksc1968]

Thanks for the info.....Ill just have to wait and see what the next round of blood shows....fun stuff!  Did you happen to know if the skipped beats or nails can be related to the ANA results, or are they separate?
THanks again
Kelly