Hello and thanks for taking my question.
Recently I have developed PVC's and or Ventricular Tachycardia (sp) which came out of no where. I've had every test imaginable, ekgs, echos, nuclear stress test (2 in the last year), angiograms...everything. It all turns up ok. BP and cholesterol is great, don't drink, smoke, drugs, gave up coffee/soda etc.
My cardiologist is really trying to find the cause because he said the pvc's are coming from the lower chamber of my heart. After the stress test yesterday, he has ordered some sort of sleep study for tonight. My pvc's are getting less and less, but now I'm getting worried after the comment about the lower chamber causing them.
My questions are:
1.) Are there different types of PVC's and does it matter where they originate?
2.) If every test that I have had comes back a-ok, can irregular sleep patterns, (remembering dreams or not completing REM sleep) have anything to do with these starting up?
3.) Can dieting - not eating right cause PVC's...skipping meals. Blood tests show everything but potassium was ok...potassium was high.
4.) Since my cardiologist is putting me through all these tests...is he looking for something and not telling me, or just being thorough? I'm mid 30's with no other health problems.
5.) What steps can I take to get rid of these? I'm not worrying about them anymore, but their presence is still there.
Thanks for taking the time to answer these!