Afib,pac and pvc

[jam34983]

I'm 31Six months ago I went into afib haven't had any other episodes,they kept me in the hospital for three days for observation. I get PVCs they were caught on a event monitor a couple of years ago also on a whole to monitor I don't get a lot of them throughout the day but lately I've been getting a lot of skipping beats six months later after my a fib episode. I had an echo done at the hospital they watch my ECG for three days and noticed nothing. The same sensation I get when I went into afib and I've been getting for years, they will stop in a few seconds it's usually like six extra beats in a row that day I went to a fib I lay down very quickly on my bed and turned to my left side and I started getting extra beats I thought they were going to stop I was thinking there a PVCs but they never did so I went to the hospital they said I was in a fib my heart rate was 80 to 110 the whole time. My question is can PVCs or PACs send you into a fib ?  Thanks you for your answers

[DeltaDawn23]

Not sure if pvc's & pac's can graduate to afib, but I've had them since my early 20's and in my 50's I started having afib.  I don't know if there's a link.  These are questions your doctor should answer for you.  Also, you might want to ask for some rate control, such as a beta blocker, which is a relatively benign medication.  Wish you luck with this.  Don't give up -- it can be managed.

[DeltaDawn23]

Not sure if pvc's & pac's can graduate to afib, but I've had them since my early 20's and in my 50's I started having afib.  I don't know if there's a link.  These are questions your doctor should answer for you.  Also, you might want to ask for some rate control, such as a beta blocker, which is a relatively benign medication.  Wish you luck with this.  Don't give up -- it can be managed.

[caregiver222]

If a PVC takes place at a certain point (called the R on T phenomena) the heart can go into ventricular filbrillation requiring application of electo-countershock to resture a normal rhythym. This is relatively rare.

Atrial difficulties (over sensitivity are often (not always) caused by magnesium deficiencies. This is something to ask your cardiologist about.