Patient's question:
Recently, I don't know what's going on. I feel a particularly sharp pain in my chest, and sometimes my heartbeat also slows down, but it happens intermittently, especially after meals, when it's particularly noticeable. Other than that, I don't feel any other discomfort. After a thorough check, it was said that I have premature ventricular contractions (PVCs), and I was given some medication. But I'm still worried. How serious is my PVCs?Doctor's answer:
Early beats are serious or not need to check 24-hour Holter electrocardiogram. Through 24-hour Holter electrocardiogram, we can infer the total number of, the fastest heart rate, the slowest heart rate, and the nature of early beats, to see if there is a risk of inducing fatal arrhythmia. If no malignant arrhythmia is seen, most are not serious, and mild symptoms do not need medication treatment. If there is a risk of recurrence of malignant arrhythmia, long-term medication is needed to suppress arrhythmia, and even further tests need to be done.