[Jampot1084]

I read someone's comment on the fact they read that the death rate goes up for people with PVCs. I hope not. I have PVCs every couple of seconds that's thousands a day. Who else has thousands a daybis there many of you out there?

[ctcsmith]

not true!

[Chaoticdopey]

hasnt been proven, so until then its false, remember 90% of the world gets these

[dr461]

Nope. Absolutely not. If so the risk would go up for 90 percent of the population.

[Jampot1084]

Thank you

[Chaoticdopey]

Originally Posted by Jampot1084

Thank you

probably some one who was searching google and freaked him / herself out, and didnt help bringing it here

[Katie]

This happened awhile ago on this site and terrified me to the point that I stopped visiting the forum for awhile. It's just not true- at least that is what Jeff said, and I'd guess he has done more research than all of us.

[dr461]

Originally Posted by Katie

This happened awhile ago on this site and terrified me to the point that I stopped visiting the forum for awhile. It's just not true- at least that is what Jeff said, and I'd guess he has done more research than all of us.

It is completely not true. I know the website where it came from, and there are a bunch of people who have a bit of knowledge and scare everybody senseless. This is why so many of us provide the warning not to google other websites on PVCs, as you get outright lies, and misinformation from people who spout scare garbage.

[tom]

I have had PVC's for 18 months now. At first they numbered 6,000+ in 24 hours. I experimented to find "my triggers", after being reassured after a treadmill stress test that mine were benign as evidenced by the fact that exercise caused them to stop, rather than exercise being a trigger. I became obsessed with them and became a pulse monitoring lunatic. After I stopped they pulse checking, gave up caffeine, no foods with MSG, quit heavy weight lifting, concentrated on aerobics (jogging, running, walking 1 hour 4-5 days a week, quit alcohol, they dropped to what I estimate to be about 100-200 a day, with priods of weeks (even months) with none.

I know this because as an ex endurance athlete I have a very slow resting heart rate (mid 40's) and when i get a PVC I can feel the big compensatory beat. Also from time to time I do a spot check to satisfy myself when I feel anxious (stress is a big factor). If you haven't had a medical diagnosis, by all means get one. Most PVC's are vagally mediated (vagus nerve over stimulated). Some are ectopic, meaning a misfire of a particular myocite. Either way, treatments are available and effective. Above all don't panic, and don't google up every hit on the NET, you picked a good forum when you found this one.

tom

[jkfrench]

Hi Tom,
So are you saying that the vagus nerve can stimulate a PVC and some PVC's are actually "misfires of a cellular nature? Can the EKG determine what type they are?
Just curious. My vagus nerve plays a major role in the number of skips I can have. So I try to eat small meals to help control that part. The cellular part isn't as easy to control. I imagine that comes from the adrenaline produced from stress and worrying.