Have Had Panic Attack. How Common Are Pvcs? Could They Just Be Stress Related?
Question: How common are pvcs? On a 24 hour holter 10 came up, two of those ten were a couplet. I also threw 5 pacs. On e interesting fact was that none of them came on during sleeping hours. Does that have any significance? I have had panic attacks for the past few months and based on the fact they only appeared during waking hours could they just be stress related?
Hi,
I would say presence of PVCs are the rule rather than exception.
The most healthy hearts also have few PVCs a day but a presence of PVC with a frequency of greater than 10/hr is the cut off of normalcy.
I must congratulate you for having only a meagre 10 in a day.
Presence of couplet is ominous.
Presence during sleep/awake is immaterial.
The drugs for panic attack- tricyclic antidepressant, can cause/increase the abnormal beats, raised BP and pulse.
I hope that answers your query.
I would say presence of PVCs are the rule rather than exception.
The most healthy hearts also have few PVCs a day but a presence of PVC with a frequency of greater than 10/hr is the cut off of normalcy.
I must congratulate you for having only a meagre 10 in a day.
Presence of couplet is ominous.
Presence during sleep/awake is immaterial.
The drugs for panic attack- tricyclic antidepressant, can cause/increase the abnormal beats, raised BP and pulse.
I hope that answers your query.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
So you say the one couplet is ominous. How concerned should I be about that? Perhaps I don't understand that reply. Thank you for your replies!
Hi,
PVCs and R on T are specific ECG complexes in Holter which indicate that the heart is susceptible for life threatening cardiac arrhythmias called ventricular tachycardia/fibrillation.
They need cardiologist's/physician's close follow up after treatment.
I hope that answers your query.
PVCs and R on T are specific ECG complexes in Holter which indicate that the heart is susceptible for life threatening cardiac arrhythmias called ventricular tachycardia/fibrillation.
They need cardiologist's/physician's close follow up after treatment.
I hope that answers your query.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar