I am a 36 year old female, non smoker, non drinker, had a baby 4 months ago so still carrying some baby weight. I have suffered from pvc's, pac's and mild tachacardia for years. The pvc's can be severe, sometimes thousands per day. Had a echo a year ago, heart is structurally normal with mild regurg. EKg also normal. Holter monitor showed normal sinus rhythm and sinus tachycardia as patient has a high heart rate tenancy. Average heart rate of 100. Total of 1121 premature ventricular contractions which included ventricular bigeminy and also a few ventricular couplets seen, no ventricular triplets or ventricular tachycardia seen. No long pauses.(this holter was done during pregnancy and my pvc's tend to be a little worse). I am having a colonoscopy and endoscopy next week. I believe they use the conscious sedation, I think it is versed with something else. I am worried about something going wrong with my heart due to the PVC's during the procedure. I am also concerned about the prep used.
1. With a structurally normal heart is it safe to have the colonoscopy/endoscopy with the PVC's I am having?
2. Is these PVC's dangerous with any activity, do I need to limit my activity?
3. What is the chance of sudden cardiac death with the way my heart beats? (no family history of sudden cardiac death)
4. My main concern is the prep, medication used, and the colonoscopy/endoscopy itself, it any of this contraindicated with my PVC's and my holter monitor results?
5. If something did go wrong during the procedure, with my heart, could and would it be fixed with no effects, like what would happen if my heart stopped?(I am not talking about blood loss or anything only about my heart rhythm)?