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What Are The Risks Of Having Frequent Premature Atrial Contractions?

I am a 45 year old male. 5'8" tall and 210 pounds. I was diagnosed four years ago with premature atrial contractions and was told that the condition is stress related. I had already cut down on caffeine and alcohol and I am a nonsmoker. The PAC's have recently become more frequent and I attribute this to a more stress related year on the job. During my initial EKG and sonograms, no abnormalties were discovered and the event monitor recorded a few PAC instances. My cardiologist and primary both told me that I could live with the condition. Am I at an increased risk since the PAC's have become more frequent? Thanks.
Fri, 16 Dec 2016
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DEAR USER,
THANKS FOR CONSULTING WITH HCM

YOU REALLY DONT NEED TO WORRY ABOUT THE PACS..
THEY WONT DO ANY HARM BUT IF THE FREQUENCY HAS INCREASED THEN YOU NEED TO DO A REPEAT ECG AND CONSULT YOUR CARDIOLOGIST FOR THE SAME

WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU ABOUT THE RECENT ECG REPORT IT WILL HELP TO PROVIDE A BETTER CONSULTATION

HOPE I ANSWERED YOUR QUERY. YOU CAN MESSAGE ME FOR ANY FURTHER CONCERNS
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What Are The Risks Of Having Frequent Premature Atrial Contractions?

DEAR USER, THANKS FOR CONSULTING WITH HCM YOU REALLY DONT NEED TO WORRY ABOUT THE PACS.. THEY WONT DO ANY HARM BUT IF THE FREQUENCY HAS INCREASED THEN YOU NEED TO DO A REPEAT ECG AND CONSULT YOUR CARDIOLOGIST FOR THE SAME WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU ABOUT THE RECENT ECG REPORT IT WILL HELP TO PROVIDE A BETTER CONSULTATION HOPE I ANSWERED YOUR QUERY. YOU CAN MESSAGE ME FOR ANY FURTHER CONCERNS