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Premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) are extra heartbeats that begin in one of your heart's two lower pumping chambers (ventricles). These extra beats disrupt your regular heart rhythm, sometimes causing you to feel a fluttering or a skipped beat in your chest.
Premature ventricular contractions are common — they occur in many people. They're also called:
- Premature ventricular complexes
- Ventricular premature beats
- Ventricular extrasystoles
If you have occasional premature ventricular contractions, but you're otherwise healthy, there's probably no reason for concern, and no need for treatment. If you have frequent premature ventricular contractions or underlying Heart disease, you might need treatment.
It's a premature ventricular contraction. It can cause your heart to skip a beat. It's not harmful.
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Are heart PVC dangerous for me who have heart disease?
it depends in a structurally normal heart pvc's are not dangerous at all however if your heart structure has been altered by a heart attack or you were born with an abnormality there is a small risk of sudden death best to get it checked out on an ecg
What is the name for an abnormal heart rythem associated with malnutrition?
PVC or Pre-ventral Closure
Are heart PVC's dangerous?
Well yes and no. In a healthy person with a healthy cardio work IE... EKG, Echocardio, and stress test the answer is no. If you have an unhealthy heart IE..heart disease, previous heart attack than they can be considered dangerous. What most people dont know is that over 40% of the population of the world has pvc's whether they know it or not!!
The term PVC in relation to heart function means?
Premature Ventricular Contraction
What does the medical abbreviation PVC mean?
PVC in medical terms is a premature ventricular contraction.Premature Ventricular Contractions. See the related link for more information.Usually PVC stands for Premature Ventricular Contractions. Which basically means the ventricles (lower part of the heart) is contracting too soon.
What does PVC mean?
If you are revering to PVC as in "PVC pipe" or "PVC clothing" then is stands for Polyvinyl Chloride.
What does PVC stand for in PVC keyboard?
PolyVinylChloride - its the material its made from - PVC.
What is a number 3 recyclable material?
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC).Polyvinyl chloride (PVC).Polyvinyl chloride (PVC).Polyvinyl chloride (PVC).
What is meant by PVC cables?
PVC is Polyvinyl Chloride, a thermoplastic. PVC cable is a conductor or cable using PVC as an insulator.
What must be used to join fitting and PVC togetter?
PVC Primer and PVC glue
How do you define flexible PVC?
Flexible PVC
What is SR PVC?
Semi-Rigid PVC
