Patient's question:
Recently, I don't know why I always feel uncomfortable in my heart. Although I often take medication to control it, the effect is not obvious. When I went to the hospital for a check-up, they also prescribed medication. How should I deal with premature ventricular contractions in the elderly?Doctor's answer:
Since the preliminary careful examination suggests the presence of premature beats in the heart, it is necessary to conduct further careful examinations to determine whether these are ventricular premature beats or atrial premature beats. Additionally, it is important to assess the frequency of these premature beats. Therefore, it is recommended that you visit a higher-level hospital and consult the cardiology department for a follow-up examination. This can involve performing a 24-hour Holter monitoring, which can dynamically observe the changes in the heart's electrical activity over a 24-hour period, providing more accurate results. Based on the findings of this examination, the appropriate intervention or treatment can then be determined.