recovery pvc's

[london72]

I do not see anything recent (2010) about recovery pvc's. I have them so my risk is increased?? for what I am soooooooooo confused my doctor said I have normal pvc"s and pac's. Increased risk is not normal is it? I am also 29 weeks pregnant and terrified to go through labor and delivery due to pvc's and pac's. This is my 5th baby but never had this problem before. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

[london72]

Thank you for your input. This is such an awful thing to have ( I know it could be much worse I tell myself that all the time ) Reading this helps calm my anxiety  

[kay2486]

ectopics are common during pregnancy, they happen because there is more blood volume and this can stretch the heart slightly during pregnancy, ectopics can last up to 6 months after birth, you should mention it to your midwife they may keep an eye on you during labour if there are a few.

i got them in my pregnancy they've gone now though, they didnt have scare me when i first felt one thought.

if you dont feel happy with the answer then see another doctor to be safe, so many doctors just fob us off because they cant be bothered.

you'll probably find its nothing to worry about them, if you start worrying then they will get worse, trust me on that :)

[ireneo]

So you've had a stress test with increased amount of pvc's after the test? Did the cardiologist say they were still in the normal range? If you're not comfortable with that doctor's opinion, the only other option I can think of is to get a second opinion.

Pregnancy can increase the number of ectopics. I have pac's, pvc's and atrial tachycardia. It was a lot worse before my ablations recently. And 30 years ago when I was having my children, my arrhythmias always increased a bit during pregnancy. But each child was delivered without any heart problems. I was too busy panting and pushing to worry about my heart skipping.

I had a stress test a few years ago, managed to get through it without any chest pain but I did have significant increase in ectopics during the recovery phase. The techs noticed it, mentioned it to me and I just brushed them off, told them: yes, my heart does that during and after I exercise but I'm fine. I guess the cardiologist agreed with me because I'm still considered just fine and I still work hard and exercise.

As I said, you may need a second opinion to put your mind at ease.

[itdood]

According to a recent study done in 2008, recovery PVCs were associated with increased risk of CVD.  That doesn't mean that everyone got it.  THere were some where the recovery PVCs didn't amount to anything.  But generally in this large population of data, the folks that had recovery PVCs were at increased risk of CVD.

The study didn't take into account age or age cohorts.

I used to have recovery PVCs.  Mine have gone away when I reached my late 30s, early 40s.

For me it was a wake-up call to change my lifestyle for better cardio health.