PVC

[jjp7450]

I have had PVC on Gand off for 3 years.  When I first noticed them went to Dr.  He put me on a Holter Moniter and did  Echo Cardiagram and diagnosed PVC. The Echo came back fine.  It seems like they go away for about a year and then come back.  I mostly get them at rest.  I have had a few while exercising also.  Anyone else have this problem?

[marlinspike]

Many on here get them. Mine cause me huge anxiety at times, but everything I have read suggests they are not dangerous if your heart is structurally normal - which an echocardiogram would show.

[Bromley]

Yes.  But I have other symptoms and testing discrepancies to add to the mix. For example:
1. I have been treated using RF ablation, and at some point  lesions were applied to my heart.
2. I have non sustained VT
3. I failed one treadmill stress test (ST depression meeting diagnostic criteria for ischemia), and passed another (ST depression, but not meeting diagnostic criteria).
4. I have one episode of passing out that was probably caused by a vaso vagal reaction.
5. My echo is normal, and I can run 6+ miles in  under one hour even in the heat and  humidity.
6. I have had episodes of unusual chest pain (not fitting the usual description for ischemia) and dizziness that can last several weeks at a time.


I shouldn't compare myself to anyone I dont think, but you asked if I had the issue were I got PVC's at rest and some during exercise.  Things seemed to have changed a bit for me, but I believe that my situation is much the same as you describe. I generally tend to get signiificant PVC's at rest after several weeks of hard exercise (i.e. stress training, where I build up distance and strength leading up to a long distance event). And when I go for longer distances  than normal (i.e. more than 6 miles) I tend to get them while exercising. By "them", I mean PVC's and NSVT.

[Artaud]

There are many of us here that have that problem, I'm in the middle of an episode now. I've been having these for nearly 40 years, they come and go. My last Holter, only a few weeks ago, showed 6000 PVCs in 24 hours. I get them when I eat, when a lay down, when I get irritated, and to a lesser degree all day long.

Make sure to get enough sleep, avoid caffeine (coffee, chocolate, tea, etc), and try to relax.

I get many while relaxing, sometimes jumping up and moving around stops them until I sit down again. If you have concerns, you can visit your doctor again and discuss. Despite having them for nearly 40 years, after they go away for awhile, I go to the doctors, just to be sure I'm OK, when they return.