In this video blog i discuss an interesting patient that I met a few weeks ago who had 20,000 ectopic heart beats or pacs on a holter monitor. I discuss how we got him better:-)
Have you been dealing with PVCs? I have for years. Didn’t really know what they were. They kind of seem to come in seasons. Anything you found that helps?
Super useful video. Recent Holter detected 10,000 PVCs in 24hr timeframe. This video helped me make the critical connection between my intense endurance sports regimen, cortisol release and associated magnesium deficiency. Purely from daily magnesium supplementation, I was able to reduce the PVCs by 99.6%.That's right, almost reduced to zero, within 3months. Thank you!
I dont get freaked out by my ectopics much anymore since I found your channel. This morning I had a little run of 4-5 in a row, and it did scare me, so I watched this one and now I will go get on with my day! Thank you for all that you do :)
I’m 42 and feel virtually all of my PVCs if I’m awake. Holter shows a couple hundred a day. My prevailing symptom has always been a sudden breathless sensation followed by a thud. Amazing that some people are oblivious to their cardiac function. I’m hyper sensitive to amy variation.
@@catherineohar2940 Catherine......... I feel your pain as I have had PVC's on and off (26000 per day / a 30% 'Burden') for the past few months SINCE I HAD COVID and I feel EVERY ONE OF THEM !!. Have found that not hydrating enough or overeating brings them on for hours , days or weeks . You NEED to drink half your weight in ounces per day...ie 120 pounds = 60 ounces of fluids and maybe drink some fluids with electrolytes like Gatoraid or the like . The good news is that I am told by my cardiologist that they will not kill us, BUT IF you are a sensitive person like me, they will certainly get your attention and cause you to be uneasy ! Hang in there and see a cardiologist who can run some tests , put a Holter monitor on you and possibly prescribe some meds which will stop them . Best of luck and don't sweat them !!!
I'm like this guy. I had over 33,000 a day, structurally healthy heart, and was completely asymptomatic! I opted for a cardiac ablation and it took my burden down from 27% to 3%. This is very good advice because anxiety of the issue itself does make them worse and ruins your quality of life. But for some people it's very hard not to worry and they do their own research. I was too afraid of cardiomyopathy so I took an aggressive approach and I'm very happy I did.
I just got monitored--29% total burden, 55,000+ total but only during the daytime. I've been having them for about 16 years and at first, they really did affect my quality of life...maybe they still do, just I'm deteriorating in other ways now, too, so it's hard to tell? I do think anxiety in general makes them worse, but I don't have anxiety ABOUT them...if that makes sense. I just wore the monitor because I thought I should mention them to a new PCP I was trying out. He listened to my heart, said, "You're in bigeminy now," and I was like, "yeah, pretty sure this is my new normal heart rhythm." So he said I should probably get monitored again, that he becomes concerned at the 30% mark. I just missed it, so I guess he's not concerned (haven't heard from him. 😅) But I got a 24 page report so am trying to figure out what it says. Still don't feel anxious about it, though. My experience with doctors lately seems to be that if you're still on your feet, you're good to go. When you black out, can't walk, (whatever,) we can talk. So, I'm...on my feet, and will just continue to muddle through until I can't.
I am so happy I’m reading these. My initial burden was 32% and I’ve had another recently but haven’t got results back… from my symptoms I’ve got a hell of a lot worse after taking meds.. so I’m thinking am I dying do I have heart failure. These comments are making me feel so much better. Thank you
This cardiologist made me feel a lot better about my PVCs and you can tell he’s more knowledgeable than most. Thank you for your words, experience, and time.
Thank you for doing these videos and for giving us such great information. I've had PVCs for decades and even though I have been told over and over they're no big deal I still get freaked out.
@MonicaCadena, I have over 50,000 a day and don't feel them except when I first get into bed or lie on my left side. Otherwise, I'm totally oblivious. I have a burden of 40%, and I have an ablation coming up this summer that I hope will reduce or eliminate them. Meanwhile, while my EP does say if they continue at this pace, my (currently structurally fine) heart will begin to wear out, I'm grateful that I'm blissfully unaware of them most of the time. I also have A-Fib, PACs, SVT, sinus bradycardia, and I'm frequently in bigeminy and trigeminy at the same time, and I have HBP. I'm unaware of any of it symptomwise. Like the patient in the video, any symptoms I reported during numerous Holter monitoring episodes showed no correlation to the arrhythmia anomalies. By process of elimination, I have theorized that my SOB symptoms are related to my GERD/hiatal hernia, and my gastro doc supports that theory. I am currently exploring having a nissen fundoplication to fix that problem. Meanwhile, I've seen posts from a bazillion people who can have as few as 10 a day, and they feel every single one, and in some cases, it's even painful, not to mention anxiety-inducing. I feel so bad for them. I don't like that I have so many PVCs, but I'm so thankful they don't scream for attention! - Karen :)
@@thekeyboardzone-kas I hope your ablation goes well. I was recently diagnosed with a 5% burden and I don't feel many. However, when I'm going through an anxious period I constantly check my pulse on my neck and I must be having more than 5% because I can't get 5 normal beats in a row without a skip. I wonder if my pulse checking is creating more pvcs?
@@robkoering2702 - Thank you for the well wishes. I appreciate it! I think it's certainly a possibility that you're pulse checking could trigger more PVCs if you're checking due to anxiety about them and constantly thinking about it. Even though I don't feel mine 99% of the time and don't obsess over them all day as a result, the few times I do feel them, I do get instantly anxious because I think we just instinctively worry that if our heart is suddenly screaming for attention, something must be wrong, and our brain just wants to automatically connect the dots to a potential heart attack. It's kind of hard NOT to do that when the news headlines frequently include discomforting reports of young, otherwise seemingly healthy young people (including and especially athletes) having heart attacks and often dying. It doesn't help that most doctors are so dismissive of all the rhythm issues and the patients' concerns and anxiety about them. It's a vicious cycle! I hope you can come to terms with your PVCs and figure out a way to be less anxious about them. Perhaps you could make a deal with yourself to only check your pulse if you're feeling them. Or if that doesn't work, maybe keep a daily journal of all your activities, food and drink intake, and how you're feeling at various times during the day, your stress levels, etc., and see if you can find any correlation between certain consumption or activities or mental states and PVCs or no PVCs. That would at least make it a productive activity if you're going to be checking them anyway, and you might learn something useful from it that you can share with your doctor. Good luck, Rob! -Karen :)
I think you get used to them. For me, I have fatigue issues, so the PVCS, which I can't say I don't feel, I just never don't feel them, so, it's normal, but it's like being caffeinated without being caffeinated. Or the adrenaline rush of that procrastinated deadline. It helps me get moving. Sort of. 😅
What a wonderful video. The key words here are "structurally normal heart", "heart compensates just fine", and "don't freak out." The explanations are thorough and delivered in such a way that a person can understand this uncomfortable and anxiety inducing event is not much to worry about.
I love him too! Love his videos, love his LOOKS, his voice and most of all, his knowledge of the heart, and his skill and willingness to share it with us. He paid a price for it!
I'm happy to have found your channel. Have had PVCs the last few years, but lately they've been ramped up. Have had multiple EKGs, holster, and soon will have a stress test, but every doctor, including cardiology assures me they're safe with my heart (The stress test will be my last need of assurance). I think you hit the nail on the head that anxiety plays a huge role in this. The more you think about them, the worst they get, and unfortunately I feel many of them when they happen. While they may be benign for most people (with healthy hearts), they truly can be debilitating.
Thanks Docter. Just the kind of advise that many of us need. Usually we don't get them from our Cardiologist., They don't give us the comfort feeling, prescribe beta blockers and try to get rid of us. Hope to have many like you in our communities.
I started having pvcs about 4 years ago. I freaked out and saw 5 or 6 doctors who did all the tests and said that I have a structurally normal heart and not to worry about them. At a certain point I just accepted it and just went on with my life. Overtime, I started seeing patterns and it started to become clear that 95% of my pvc trouble is electrolyte related. I'll spare the stories of how I figured it out but this is how i manage mine: 1. PVCs after a long night of drinking - The only thing that stops them is to drink a V8. It stops my pvcs because I pissed out all of my sodium and potassium the night before and I'm drinking a lot of water to rehydrate. Gatorade doesn't work here for some reason, only V8. 2. PVCs after working hard and sweating a lot - The only thing that stops them is to drink a Gatorade. The V8 doesn't work, in my mind, because my body seems to need an isotonic solution for some reason. I dont really know why but it stops them like clockwork. 3. PVCs after eating a super salty meal like a bunch of KFC or something - The only thing that fixes this is to drink a bunch of water. I'm guessing that the high sodium is causing the PVCs so the water is diluting it. 5. PVCs after drinking a lot of coffee throughout the day - the only thing that seems to fix it here is a glass of milk. Gatorade, V8 or water makes it worse. The only thing that helps is a glass of milk. I'm guessing because it is because milk has potassium and no sodium. Sometimes it doesn't help but usually they go away after i go to sleep. 4. Lately, I've been getting a lot of PVCS that are related to medication I'm taking. Apparently the stuff I'm taking can deplete you of magnesium. I've been taking a magnesium supplement when I've been having symptoms. So anyways, whenever I start having trouble, I usually know what to do but sometimes they come about and I dont have an explanation.Yesterday, I had unexplained for 24 hours. I tried start troubleshooting, I took some magnesium but it didn't work. I drank some water, no luck. I then drank some V8 and it seemed to help a little but they were still there. So I tried some Gatorade, didn't work. I went to sleep and woke up, still there. I then tried another V8 and they finally went away after having them for w whole day straight. I don't know why I have this problem. Is my heart just sensitive to electrolytes or does my body have trouble maintaining electrolyte levels? I dunno. I just deal with it. Maybe this can help someone.
Drillsergeant 623 It’s different in different situations. Honestly, this mirrors my experience almost exactly. Mine are usually caused by either stress, overexertion, or lack of sleep. Occasionally an infection in my body like a UTI or oncoming flu. I have also found that what I drink matters in various situatons. Gatorade after overexertion. Some kind of salty drink when I’m exhausted. Milk after too much caffeine. I wonder if there’s something to this, because I had never read the OPs post before, but I’ve found very similar things in my own experiences.
@@thomassabac4382 yes, a couple of years ago, I decided to quit smoking cold turkey. For three days, my PVCs went crazy, it was the worse I ever experienced. But I toughed it out. On the fourth day, they DISAPPEARED! And they never came back. I started smoking again 3 months later and they still never came back. I smoked two more years with no problems. I have quit smoking once again anyways but they never came back after I quit that one time 2 years ago. So if any of you guys smoke, believe the doctor when he tells you it could be causing your problems lol. Now, i just get an occasion bump here and there which i think is just normal but those days of just constant PVCs for days are long gone and thank god too, that was a huge amount of anxiety that i don't suffer through anymore. Those years with the PVCs really made my life miserable.
Your channel is amazing. I’ve only recently been getting PVCs. Had them for almost 2 weeks straight so far. They haven’t seemed to go away at all but the severity gos extreme to low. Keep producing the great content!
This makes me feel better, as I've had multiple doctors tell me my heart looks fine and to stop worrying so much. I do have high blood pressure and on medication for anxiety
Great video Doc THANK YOU for posting....Im a healthy 47 year old male and my PVC's are getting worse as I get older. My holter cought 129 pvcs in a 24 hour period and I didnt feel a single one. My Cardioligist always tries to reassure me Im ok. Thank you for the reassuring story. Im going to try to cope with my PVC's and reduce my worry, stress, caffeine and alcohol.
@@quelzarI laughed too.. 124 is nothing. I have thousands. Very uncomfortable and the worst thing is that I have some months with zero and I still could not find a correlation to solve this
Ive had this several times atleast once a month. Its actually happening right now. The more you pay attention to them the worse they get. Its hard not to. But you gotta just let it go.
Try a low dose beta blocker along with a supplement called Natural Calm. Also, a book by Dr. Claire Weekes called Hope and Help for your Nerves is a very good book. It'll all help, give it a try!
I have almost 26,000 a day. He is right the biggest thing is to not freak but it is really difficult. It has caused me many panic attacks and more pain than I care to admit. Try to remember to breathe and that you will be ok.
You just put me so at ease!!! I have PVCs (about 12 over a 24h period while wearing a halter monitor) and my doctor told me not to worry but I still feel scared when I feel the skipped beat sensation.
Wow, just 12 over 24 hours? I'm having something like 20-25 per minute lately. Hopefully you don't get to that point. But what's amazing is what you can adapt to. They're just part of my normal life now, including chest pain. 😅
This Video helps me a lot more than every visit by my Doctor. Realy special thanks to you for your work Doctor. you received me from multiple Panikattacke couse of PVCs Greets from Germany
Thank you for this video. I myself have been in and out of outpatients for almost 2 years with pvcs. I have had a echocardiogram which came back normal and a 24 hr holter which showed frequent ectopics. I've been on almost all the standard beta blockers and tried verapamil which made me rather unwell. I feel at a total loss as I fully accept I am safe and well but these are so discomforting to feel every few beats!
Great video! I’m having PVCs currently which have been worrying me everyday. I’m having to wait 2 months to see a cardiologist and no results from holter monitor as yet but this has eased my mind.
Wellllll ... thats a relief ! Yesterday I started out my post Holter test by meeting with a Physicians Assistant. He pointed out my 17.7 % PVC burden ( guess I had over 17,000 bad beats ). He made some good comments and at the end he stated that my Cardiologist wanted to meet with me. My Cardiologist looked like he had a bad day or lack of sleep the night before. Now, my doctor looks tired and I ALWAYS feel that you only have a short amount of time to be PROCESSED and the doctor has many patients who have to be seen and reported on. So ... I took me 17,000 beats and worried on occassion and did not know if I could even do physically exerting things, like mow the lawn. I know that doctors don't like Patients to Google, but there are reasons why Patients ... see Dr Google. So, thank you, this helped.
Any updates on your pvc burden? I was recently diagnosed with 5% pvc burden. Mine get worse with drinking alcohol for sure. I also check my pulse a bunch on my neck and can feel the skipped beats.
@@robkoering2702 Yes, mine is now negligible. My heart had grown to twice the normal size due to long-term cardio exercise (very low heart rate). After De-training the heart has reduced back to normal size, and as a result the PVC burden is now normal.
I now know what causes my pvc, pac’s, svt’s, afib and other irregular rhythms; Too much coffee, not enough coffee, no coffee, not enough sleep, too much sleep, just enough sleep, too much breathing, not enough breathing and just enough breathing, driving, not driving, looking left, looking right, looking straight ahead, opening my eyes, closing my eyes, winking, picking my nose, getting up out of bed, laying down in bed, eating, not eating, eating enough, closing one eye while keeping the other one open… actually everything and nothing. 20k in one day ? That’s what I would consider an easy day for my heart.
I feel ya. I just wore the monitor to see what's up. Had 56,500 pvcs, all while I was awake or preparing to be awake. Apparently, being awake really stresses me out.
the real reason: nutritional deficiencies. potassium deficiency, magnesium deficiency, vitamin b1 deficiency, vitamin b12 deficiency, vitamin d deficiency, iron deficiency, copper/zinc imbalance also make sure you get all the essential amino acids everyday, but especially Taurine. Taurine is known to be an natural antiarrythmic and it also balances the electrolytes other causes: chronic inflammation in your system (not even in your heart) take high dose vit D (5000-10000iu/day) and vit C (1000-2000mg/day) to get rid of any inflammation
Careful with that diagnoses... I for example, take Amlodipine and technically shouldn't be taking D supplements. Even though Dr's aren't speaking of it (mine also ignoring it), nutritionists and other medical studies are stating so. The cause: Amlodipine increases levels of Vitamin D....too much isn't a good thing in this case.@@chinaprodukt777
I’ve had PVC diagnosis for 8 years and have managed it fairly easily. In the last few months though, they have gone from a couple of hundred a day upto over 10000 and have twice been to A&E when a particular bad ‘attack’ has occurred. I am currently waiting the results of a 24 hr recorder. Looking at your videos has given me great hope and are inspiring. However, I have just read an article which suggests PVCs aren’t as benign as previously thought and a high amount can lead to PVC induced cardiomyopathy. Anxiety levels on the rise again!!!
Yes, I hear you! I've been having PVCs since I started taking thyroid medication about 15 years ago. (Maybe it's related, maybe it isn't, I just remember noticing my heart was wonky but I felt so much better, I didn't want to say anything.) They got discovered anyway. 7 years ago I had a bad bout if them, ER, all the tests, meeting with cardiologist, bottom line, "they suck but you're not going to die." (Monitor showed 13.9% of beats were missed and they did impact my energy, other things, but if they said no big deal, okay.) But I too read that enough of them for long enough can cause cardiomyopathy, and NOW they're also saying (online, that is,) that they can lead to Afib (which apparently IS a concern,) that 15,000 a day is excessive, and it does make me wonder if they know more now, and also...what does MY heart look like after dealing with them for 15 years? They've ramped up again lately too. Sure they're connected with stress and anxiety--I can feel that clear as day--but I already do everything I can to deal with stress/anxiety, and you can't avoid all of it. I guess the good news is that we have strong hearts? I don't have high blood pressure, and I have a very slow heart rate, so even if I'm doubling the work load, I still don't go over 100 bpm. And, I mean, you can kind of make that "on the edge of a panic attack" feeling work for you, right? At least, contasted with the sluggishness of an underactive thyroid, this is practically compensation. (Maybe it really IS my body's way of compensating?) Anyway, good luck to you!
I have 38k pvcs + 15 NSVT (holtere count). I've had them for over 10 years and now I'm 20. My entire life I've lived normal and healthy, traveled, got jobs, done sports, pursued goals and higher education. And all of this I've done with multiple episodes of non sustained ventricular tachycardia and many many pvcs, under no meds too. Age and overall health helps Just to say, if I can live with 38k pvcs and although my case is a bit extreme, having 100/800 pvcs is really nothing to worry about. planning to get an ablation soon ☺️ Certain pieces of advice I've learned during this whole time dealing with pvcs : Avoid being fast, ie waking up fast, taking a jog directly, being fast and anxious. That's a recipe for pvcs Coughing really really helps knocking off a run of pvcs/nsvt Avoiding big/heavy meals/ dividing your meals into smaller portions Always have a bottle of water near you, I had terrible episodes and my best friend was and always will be water Magnesium MAGNESIUM Bending over and slouching helps knock off a run of pvcs A really good sleep keeps the pvcs away
Hi. I have suffered with pvcs for the last few years. I had an holter monitor fitted and it picked up a run of VT I have also had other tests done including echo cardiogram / ct scan and MRI scan which shows I have a normal heart. I have an appointment with the electrophysiology Monday 29/11/21 hopefully I will be able to get an ablation due to the amount of pvcs I’m still getting.
Thanks for this advice, how did the ablation go? I am similar with 30k PVCs per day and they believe my EF is declining causing PVC induced cardiomyopathy. Going to be put on felancide but last resort will be Ablation which is freaking me out
Thank you, this video was reassuring indeed. Same thing my cardiologist said. Actually I have had 2 cardiologist because of changing insurance and I also saw a electrophysic ( not sure of spelling) all said same thing, not to worry, they are benign.
One of my younger sisters, now 68, was found to have frequent PVC's on her EKG. They did a 2 day Holter on her and she had over 18,000. Asymptomatic. She's an athlete, lives in Colorado, US, at an elevation of 6500 feet. She's tiny, only 110 lbs. They told her not to worry but she had no Echo done, or other studies.
It's not easy living with PVC's when you're the one experiencing them. I rather have the "no symptoms/high pvc's" than what I'm experiencing with 1 to 8 on average per hour and feeling everyone of them. Dr's was like, Yeah! We found your problem after several years! You got PVC's...we'll refer you to a cardiologist, good luck and go home! That was 4 months ago now and I have to wait for an appointment to be made. None of them seem to care that you have to go on living with these issues cause, yes, we all have issues... 🙄
Dear Doctor, we are very happy you have gotten a much better camera in your latest videos, but whatever you are kind enough to share with us is wonderfully useful. Best part of this video? The cute kid making a cameo appearance in the background. Best wishes to you and your loved ones SIr!
I know this video is old but here goes. 8 years ago I had an episode of afib. I had to be cardioverted to reverse the arrhythmia and this led to the discovery of a cardiomyopathy. I had an enlarged(muscular) heart as well as enlarged atria and ventricle on the left side of my heart. My EF was reduced in the 20-25% range. The cause is unknown. I was started on aggressive blood pressure management and beta blocker therapy. Years later my EF is back up to 45-50%. Heart is normal size and left atria and ventricle is normal size. Fast forward to 2 months ago. I had started smoking about a year before 2 months ago and ended up having my second episode of AFiB 2 months ago which I was cardioverted out of as well. I have quit smoking again and up until 3 days ago everything has been great BP has been perfect normal rhythm. And then all the sudden I start having long episodes of bigeminy and trigeminy which is new to me. I’ve always had some pvcs but I dealt with them. The issue here is that I feel every heart beat I have everyone one including the bad and good. My cardiologist has finally suggested an EP study and possible ablation dependent on the result from the study. My confusing is I don’t understand why all the sudden. I am only 34 and suffer from anxiety already and you add in the heart issues and it’s even worse. Nothing in my life has changed in the past two months diet is the same low sugar diet I exercise normally I have been losing weight. I’m just so frustrated with it all.
I found this video very helpful. I noticed my heart pounding and skipping every 4th or 5th beat. I have bad anxiety and of course when I started to feel these it made them worse! Went in had a EKG, my Dr told me what they were and said they were harmless but would refer me to a cardiologist just to ease my mind. I declined at first and said if they are not harmful then I'll pass. After a few days they were making me extremely more anxious and decided to make the appt with the cardiologist. I wore a monitor for 24 hours, I had 11,000 in that 24 hour period! He said that qualified me for the procedure, can't quite remember what it was called. I am in no place to add onto my medical bills even after insurance so I said no. He gave me an ultrasound and eveything looked good, my heart is strong. He put me on a beta blocker and it did help but I recently stopped taking them with my Dr's ok. I wanted to try to treat them naturally. I feel like coming off the blocker is making my symptoms a little worse and in turn makes my anxiety worse. It's a vicious cycle. This video made me feel a little better. Thanks
I just recently got off my beta blocker I was taking for 2 years. That was q bad idea. Made mine way worse too. Did you get back on it? Are you better now?
I've had uneven rhythms at rest for as long as I can remember. All I need to do is a little light exercise - even just walking around - to bring my heart rate up slightly, and rhythm becomes normal. I am an active person who does long bike rides, and my heart has endurance adaptations from many years of that activity. Resting heart rate is 60 bpm or lower. Recently I made some audio recordings of my heart while laying down, and they show the arrhythmia. There are several different possible patterns, but the most common one is a triple ventricular pulse cluster, i.e., there are two "extra" ventricular contractions following the first one, spaced at 220 msec and 240msec. The second contraction tends to be stronger than the others. This sequence suppresses the next beat. The rate of skipped beats is one out of every 3 beats (trigeminy) at most, but can be lower, e.g. one out of every 5 or 6 beats. I do not have an ECG showing this yet. Since there are three quick ventricular contractions in a row, it may meet the criterion for Ventricular Tachycardia (VT). The condition is symptomless except that I can feel the cluster of contractions. It doesn't impact my activities because I have normal rhythm when I am active. One very interesting finding: If I listen with headphones while monitoring my heartbeat, it remains normal rhythm. I can't get a recording of the arrhythmia unless I turn the headphone volume way down, or take the headphones off. This suggests some interplay between the brain and heart. However, once the arrhythmia starts, it will persist even if I listen to it - until I get up and start moving around.
A few years ago I would get a ton of PVCs. I found they got worse whenever I ate sugar. I started taking 400mg magnesium per day and every time I would feel the PVCs I would start burping and low and behold, the PVCs would stop almost immediately. If you find you have PVCs and everything is normal with your heart, then you should try magnesium and making yourself burp because it could be caused by vagus nerve irritation.
@stoobystoobydoo and "don't worry about it" yet tell my body that, I felt like shit and I also had a elevated pulse just getting out of bed each morning, couldn't catch my breath, NOT fun as you know
Thank you Dr. Gupta for your efforts to educate us laymen suffering from PVc's. I am another guy who has 20,000 PVC's and when I ran across your video I gravitated and sat more relieved. My cardiologist had me on Beta Blockers to control a very slight case of high blood pressure as I have family history of arterial heart disease. Studies have shown I have none. I was referred to electrophysiologist who recommended RF ablation. It never sat well with me, and after seeing him twice I asked for a second opinion. May I say echocardiogram was normal, it was slightly enlarged however I'm 6'8' and my Dr. Said he believes my heart is simply a standard deviation due to my size, a proportional enlargement if you will. Anyway, After an episode of a pulse of 32, my electrophysiologist had me cold turkey off the beta blockers-which I was happy with and I seem to be doing fine. The thing is I have always had a low resting pulse rate. I also snore and will ask for a sleep test. Many Thanks.
Hi Carl, thanks for your message. Have you tried any magnesium.. i suspect this will reduce your ectopics but yes do have a sleep test as treating sleep apnoea will make a difference
I have 7% PVC burden and having an ablation soon because my Electrophysiologist said that if I let it go another 5 or 6 months I would develop PVC induced cardiomyopathy. Which I believe is the road to heart failure if the PVC's are not stopped.
@@football24091 - It was an overnight stay, had to be awake during the procedure because any pain or anasthisia stopped the palpitations cold. It went fine, they don't stop completely instantly, it takes a about a month or so before you realize they're gone. You still get one every now and then but that's pretty normal for everyone.
@@lidyapranata5528 - It was an overnight stay, had to be awake during the procedure because any pain or anasthisia stopped the palpitations cold. It went fine, they don't stop completely instantly, it takes a about a month or so before you realize they're gone. You still get one every now and then but that's pretty normal for everyone.
You sir, are brilliant! I have been watching your videos for a few weeks now and everything you explain about ectopic pvc's, palpitations and arrhythmias etc, is all very easy to understand and I'm sure it puts a lot of people at ease or to go and seek medical advice. I have been experiencing ectopic pvc's for 2 months now and they have caused quite a bit of anxiety as i'm very symptomatic and all tests (echo, holter, ecg's) have come back fairly normal. I unfortunately just feel every single one which at times feels like a massive thud in my chest (which I now understand why after an explanation from you and my cardiologist). I have been prescribed atenolol 25 mg a day to keep my heart rate down as I have a pretty over active adrenal system. They are helping but I still feel many pvc's... Which i'm working on with keeping stress levels down and exercising. I didn't realise just how common pvc's were and it really puts it into perspective when someone is having 20,000 and is completely asymptomatic. Thank you very much for your fantastic videos. It's much appreciated!
How are you @York Cardiology ... I've been Type 1 Diabetic for 28 years, since I was 15 yrs old. Since I was 17 years old I felt my heart feel like jumping and spasming that made me short of breath. After 2 successful pregnancies, my doctors adviced me to get my tubes tide...so, I did. My heart felt like it was skipping every other heartbeat. I was rushed into the ER & was diagnosed with PVC's. I was referred to a cardiologist to find out I was dealing with PVC's & PAC's (top & bottom) & was told I had a very strong heart, but the cardiologist made me turn my head to avoid viewing the ultrasound of my heart. I also found on an old report from the cardiologist that he had written in 2 insufficient valves. I don't know what that means. I've been taking beta-blockers since 1999, but my PVC's and PAC's are getting worse as I age. SHOULD I BE CONCERNED? I haven't seen a cardiologist for awhile. They just don't tell me what I deserve to know. By the way...great videos. Thank you so much for sharing.🙏
Around 40 years ago I had a cardiac workup for MVP which I didn't have. They found that I had 40,000 PVC's in a day. They said no problem unless they bother you. I only felt a few so no medication! You are so correct about this!!
Do u still have about 40,000 in a day? Have u had any damage to your heart having that many? I had a holter cause I knew I was having a lot.. turns out in 48 hours I had 38,612 PVCs. They have Gina up dramatically since being pregnant and he wants to see me to discuss this. Idk what he will want to do about it!
@@blessedmamascorner I had them when I was 14, I have them now at 53. I've had holter monitors, cardiac MRI's, stress tests. I have a cardiologist, and an electrophysiologist. I have no structural issues or disease with my heart. My PVCs actually fade away during exercise, which surprised the doctors the first time I had a stress test. I will say this: as you get older, PVCs at that level will tend to get problematic. So my docs said it's better to get it taken care of now than wait until I get frail in old age, so later this year I'm going to go for ablation.
Im Sarah, I’m 30! I go in for an EPS +/- ablation December 3rd 2020. I have an arrhythmia High blood pressure, along with 11-15 palpitations per hour. I did the halter monitor, stress test. Echo, and cardiac MRI. I’ve been waiting for this surgery for 5 years now! I take 5 pills a day for my heart. Ok constantly tired, my heart is always in overdrive 150-180 BPM. I can’t wait for the day I can actually get some sleep, where I can workout and run and have energy and be healthy for myself and my 2 children. I’m so nervous and scared. I hope I will feel 100% better.
Had thousands a day for two years every #%^ing single day! And I feel every single pvc! Then I did a breathing course Buteyko like and poof! Away they were… Picked up my life again now and occasionally have a “bad” day which tells me I’m not looking after myself breathing wise. I love this channel! Thank you…
Now THAT’S what I’m talking about. I feel bad for anybody who has these, but so many people are saying “my monitor caught 12 in a 24h period”. I get that in 3 minutes! I will look into Butyeko breathing for sure. I’ve tried electrolytes but it’s so hard to know what’s good and what’s too much and causing more problems. Gives me some hope! Thanks for posting! 👍🏼
@@Deadbolthead Yes, I absolutely agree. Also it’s mostly on Afib/rapid heartbeat and not skipped beats. I see it’s been a year since my last post so an honest update is needed I think. Was the Buteyko method the holy grail? No, for me it was not as the pvc’s have returned. But… as you probably agree the heart, stomach and breathing almost always correlate when I’m heaving ‘bad days’. With this knowledge the Buteyko does help a lot to get focus on breathing more consciously and calmer. And however silly it sounds burping really works well (try to keep your relationship intact and do it privately 😂) The best solution I found to really make it stop (even if it’s just for a few hours) is to play Paddel. Now I’m not saying you should pick up this, hard to find, racket sport. But of all the sports I do it the best combo of feeling totally relaxed on court, having fun but also focusing constantly. And it’s on 60% of my max mostly. However… in the middle of the night waking up (again) by pvc’s sucks and wears you out so much. I keep telling myself there are so many problems that are far worse as daily palpitations but like having hiccups 12+ hours a day you get pretty €&@“ing annoyed by them! But… we keep going 😁
Thank you. My Cardiologist just said "Dont worry, go enjoy your life". Without the context you have given I had no idea if he was just hurrying me along so he could get to is next patient to make more money or if I really need not worry. I would say, arguably the most important thing a Dr can do is tell their patients WHEN to worry - since things invariable change from the day you see your Dr. After visiting him about 2 yrs ago, the PVCs have gotten much stronger and more frequent in the last 8 months or so. Form maybe 2 or 3 a day to roughly 100 everyday but on bad days (which seem to be becoming the norm recently) about 250 (12 / hr which is one every 5 minutes with a few really bad hours having roughly 200! ( 1 every 15 seconds - roughly 7% of all heartbeats!) but that only happened a few times over the course of the last 8 months. They are a very jarring and disconcerting, esp if 2 or 3 happen in a row. I also am often light headed esp when falling asleep. So it is very reassuring to hear that given my EKGs and stress test and halter all were fine according to the Dr, that I am almost certainly fine. Thank you again!! Subbed!
I was diagnosed with PVCs almost 20 years ago. I had to wear the Holter Monitor for the diagnosis. The Cardiologist explained to me that what we feel when we have them (and especially when you feel like your heart is going to come out of your chest) that that particular feeling is the extra beat and it almost coincides with the normal beat that normally follows. He explained it as it is almost 2 beats at once. He said that the first normal beat isn’t as strong as it normally would be, then you have the PVC beat, and then the normal one. He said that your blood isn’t pumped out like it normally would be, then you get the PVC and the normal beat almost at the same time, and that is because your heart has to pump harder on that beat to get the blood pumped out that wasn’t with the first beat from the atria. He said that first beat there isn’t enough force to pump all the way through because the PVC happened and kinda disrupted the first one from contracting fully like it normally does. So you get that feeling like you were hit in the chest on that beat with the PVC because it’s pumping extra blood that the first beat didn’t have enough force to do. Is this correct? Does that pumping from the extra beat damage the heart? Since it’s more forceful than normal? I know this is a long-winded question but it’s been 20 years and not sure if I’m explaining it correctly. Thank you! I just found you today! And if anyone else has any thoughts on this or experiences you can share that would be appreciated.
@@romendelossantos4000 having PVC’s or PAC’s does not indicate a disease. It is considered a “variation” of normal function, because in a normal heart these have never in all of medical history been associated with any sort of morbidity or disease, in and of themselves alone. So if your heart is normal, then PVC’s and PAC’s will sometimes occur, seldom or often doesn’t matter, it’s harmless, forget about it.
I think that's a good question, probably just means we have extra strong hearts. They're "over-performing". But, I think it also stands to reason that over time, it could burn out. Guess we'll see.
@@vipulsdiary5284 All the time if I'm not hydrated or eat poorly. For some reason if I'm well hydrated, and eat a healthy diet, I don't notice them as much.
@@vipulsdiary5284 It happens for all, as you rightly said when you feel it you're shit scared. If I am anxious, I am sure I will get it the next day. Otherwise, I never notice.
As someone who is currently upset with my cardiologist for not telling me things, I understand what you are saying, but still would rather know. Then I can make the changes needed.
About every 5-8 years I have been a week to 10 days straight PVCs. It’s the anxiety loop that I get into that makes them so much worse. My blood pressure is normal my oxygen level too. Praying that these go away. I’m trying hard to do everything I can.
Thank you & I was happy to watch this & hear your opinion. I have had psvt for probably 30+ years now & I was curious although I know this is an older video....I wondered how long was this mans Holter report? I ask as my own Holter reported 61,490 PVC's in a two week report. I also have a structurally fine heart am not overweight nor do I snore. Cardiologist wanted a CTA but I was not wanting to do it as I did not want the dye having had a couple kidney problems in the past. I always enjoy your down to earth & easy to understand explanations in your videos! Thanks so much!!
20,000 PVC's without symptoms? holy moly. I have a PVC every now and then and its a scary feeling, it takes my breath away and startles me, its like my heart jumps in my chest. Started experiencing them for the first time in nursing school 2 years ago. I remember I had about 1 every minute for about 10 minutes one night and I was terrified. Thankfully it was only from the stress, it happened during midterm week. Now I get them from time to time but its always just a single PVC. I used to get skipped beats as well for about 1-2 minutes after an orgasm (sorry TMI) but that stopped after I improved my physical activity and began doing cardio at the gym. I also have generalised anxiety disorder. During that time I had a couple check ups at the clinic to report my concerns and 2 electrocardiogram tests with no abnormalities.
I get sudden thumps every day and it's very scary just walking up the stairs gets me worried that it will pop out also after eating, going outside, walking around it's too much it does affect quality of life does anybody know how much magnesium I need or what supplements i need to prevent PACs/Apc ?
@@kathrynmcmorrow7170 As you say that I remember an article in the paper of a girl that died masturbating and they found her with her hand there and legs wide open.
If you feel them, you’re probably magnesium deficient. I’ve realized when I take magnesium, I don’t “feel” them. If I skip a day or two, I “feel” my heart beating
Glad I watched this video, because all my EKGs are normal, and bloodwork is normal, but I have PVCs sometimes. Usually every 5 heartbeats, a PVC. Usually they occur when I workout too hard (I am an avid cyclist), and/or when I don't get enough sleep, or dehydrated. I have never had a sleep study done, but people tell me I am a really loud snorer, and I get up several times a night. Now you have me thinking that I have sleep apnea, because my mom has to use a CPAP, and many of my other family member, including cousins, have to use them. I wonder if it is sleep apnea causing excessive PVCs. I will ask my doc another how to get scheduled for a sleep study. Thanks, doc!
I love this guy. Explaining more in 10 minutes to me than my cardiologist has in 5 years
Have you been dealing with PVCs? I have for years. Didn’t really know what they were. They kind of seem to come in seasons. Anything you found that helps?
Thank you so much Ragin... it’d mean a tonne if you’d consider subscribing to the channel
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And how many Dollars $$$$???
Yeh. He told us, but not the patient. Grrr.
I'm so jealous that other people get to have you as their cardiologist!
Same here. I wish 😢
Super useful video. Recent Holter detected 10,000 PVCs in 24hr timeframe. This video helped me make the critical connection between my intense endurance sports regimen, cortisol release and associated magnesium deficiency. Purely from daily magnesium supplementation, I was able to reduce the PVCs by 99.6%.That's right, almost reduced to zero, within 3months. Thank you!
Which magnesium you take and how much? Thanx !
I took 400mg elemental magnesium daily, taken as 1500mg magnesium taurate. Hope that helps @znk201
What's your echo EF.
@@znk201 400mg elemental Mg, taken as 1500mg Mg Taurate (daily).
I dont get freaked out by my ectopics much anymore since I found your channel. This morning I had a little run of 4-5 in a row, and it did scare me, so I watched this one and now I will go get on with my day! Thank you for all that you do :)
You're the best cardiologist I've seen on planet so far.
thank you!!
On god!
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I’m 42 and feel virtually all of my PVCs if I’m awake. Holter shows a couple hundred a day. My prevailing symptom has always been a sudden breathless sensation followed by a thud. Amazing that some people are oblivious to their cardiac function. I’m hyper sensitive to amy variation.
I have few thousands and feel them all 🤣 I would easily rather have 10k daily but without symptoms than 3-5k with symptoms
How are you managing them?
Same. I've got stories
Hi any advice I'm literally traumatised with these and can't see how i can go on daily with these
@@catherineohar2940 Catherine......... I feel your pain as I have had PVC's on and off (26000 per day / a 30% 'Burden') for the past few months SINCE I HAD COVID and I feel EVERY ONE OF THEM !!. Have found that not hydrating enough or overeating brings them on for hours , days or weeks . You NEED to drink half your weight in ounces per day...ie 120 pounds = 60 ounces of fluids and maybe drink some fluids with electrolytes like Gatoraid or the like . The good news is that I am told by my cardiologist that they will not kill us, BUT IF you are a sensitive person like me, they will certainly get your attention and cause you to be uneasy ! Hang in there and see a cardiologist who can run some tests , put a Holter monitor on you and possibly prescribe some meds which will stop them . Best of luck and don't sweat them !!!
I'm like this guy. I had over 33,000 a day, structurally healthy heart, and was completely asymptomatic! I opted for a cardiac ablation and it took my burden down from 27% to 3%. This is very good advice because anxiety of the issue itself does make them worse and ruins your quality of life. But for some people it's very hard not to worry and they do their own research. I was too afraid of cardiomyopathy so I took an aggressive approach and I'm very happy I did.
How did you get started on the process
I just got monitored--29% total burden, 55,000+ total but only during the daytime. I've been having them for about 16 years and at first, they really did affect my quality of life...maybe they still do, just I'm deteriorating in other ways now, too, so it's hard to tell? I do think anxiety in general makes them worse, but I don't have anxiety ABOUT them...if that makes sense. I just wore the monitor because I thought I should mention them to a new PCP I was trying out. He listened to my heart, said, "You're in bigeminy now," and I was like, "yeah, pretty sure this is my new normal heart rhythm." So he said I should probably get monitored again, that he becomes concerned at the 30% mark. I just missed it, so I guess he's not concerned (haven't heard from him. 😅) But I got a 24 page report so am trying to figure out what it says. Still don't feel anxious about it, though. My experience with doctors lately seems to be that if you're still on your feet, you're good to go. When you black out, can't walk, (whatever,) we can talk. So, I'm...on my feet, and will just continue to muddle through until I can't.
Was it because of electrolyte deficiency
I am so happy I’m reading these. My initial burden was 32% and I’ve had another recently but haven’t got results back… from my symptoms I’ve got a hell of a lot worse after taking meds.. so I’m thinking am I dying do I have heart failure. These comments are making me feel so much better. Thank you
This cardiologist made me feel a lot better about my PVCs and you can tell he’s more knowledgeable than most. Thank you for your words, experience, and time.
Thank you for doing these videos and for giving us such great information. I've had PVCs for decades and even though I have been told over and over they're no big deal I still get freaked out.
+jungefrau thanks - your are most welcome
Boring.. I had 40k, now its about 4-6k in day. Got fixed by heart ablation procedure.
Karl-Sten Suurna really your pvcs got ablated?
York Cardiology
Hi Doctor, why my PVC appears after I eat? I ask my cardiologist but he said he doesn't have an answer to that question. Thanks!
Claudia Schmidt claudia please read what i just post in the main comments
I love this Dr, he is a gift to humanity.
Why are you so clear and helpful and the people I deal with are bad tempered , non -empathic and arrogant ?
It's crazy how people can have 20,000 a day and not feel them, with my monitor I had 2,500 a day and felt every single one so strongly!
@MonicaCadena, I have over 50,000 a day and don't feel them except when I first get into bed or lie on my left side. Otherwise, I'm totally oblivious. I have a burden of 40%, and I have an ablation coming up this summer that I hope will reduce or eliminate them. Meanwhile, while my EP does say if they continue at this pace, my (currently structurally fine) heart will begin to wear out, I'm grateful that I'm blissfully unaware of them most of the time. I also have A-Fib, PACs, SVT, sinus bradycardia, and I'm frequently in bigeminy and trigeminy at the same time, and I have HBP. I'm unaware of any of it symptomwise. Like the patient in the video, any symptoms I reported during numerous Holter monitoring episodes showed no correlation to the arrhythmia anomalies. By process of elimination, I have theorized that my SOB symptoms are related to my GERD/hiatal hernia, and my gastro doc supports that theory. I am currently exploring having a nissen fundoplication to fix that problem. Meanwhile, I've seen posts from a bazillion people who can have as few as 10 a day, and they feel every single one, and in some cases, it's even painful, not to mention anxiety-inducing. I feel so bad for them. I don't like that I have so many PVCs, but I'm so thankful they don't scream for attention! - Karen :)
@@thekeyboardzone-kas I hope your ablation goes well. I was recently diagnosed with a 5% burden and I don't feel many. However, when I'm going through an anxious period I constantly check my pulse on my neck and I must be having more than 5% because I can't get 5 normal beats in a row without a skip. I wonder if my pulse checking is creating more pvcs?
@@robkoering2702 - Thank you for the well wishes. I appreciate it! I think it's certainly a possibility that you're pulse checking could trigger more PVCs if you're checking due to anxiety about them and constantly thinking about it. Even though I don't feel mine 99% of the time and don't obsess over them all day as a result, the few times I do feel them, I do get instantly anxious because I think we just instinctively worry that if our heart is suddenly screaming for attention, something must be wrong, and our brain just wants to automatically connect the dots to a potential heart attack.
It's kind of hard NOT to do that when the news headlines frequently include discomforting reports of young, otherwise seemingly healthy young people (including and especially athletes) having heart attacks and often dying. It doesn't help that most doctors are so dismissive of all the rhythm issues and the patients' concerns and anxiety about them. It's a vicious cycle!
I hope you can come to terms with your PVCs and figure out a way to be less anxious about them. Perhaps you could make a deal with yourself to only check your pulse if you're feeling them. Or if that doesn't work, maybe keep a daily journal of all your activities, food and drink intake, and how you're feeling at various times during the day, your stress levels, etc., and see if you can find any correlation between certain consumption or activities or mental states and PVCs or no PVCs. That would at least make it a productive activity if you're going to be checking them anyway, and you might learn something useful from it that you can share with your doctor. Good luck, Rob!
-Karen :)
I think you get used to them. For me, I have fatigue issues, so the PVCS, which I can't say I don't feel, I just never don't feel them, so, it's normal, but it's like being caffeinated without being caffeinated. Or the adrenaline rush of that procrastinated deadline. It helps me get moving. Sort of. 😅
Because anxiety
"why is this man's heart so irritable?". Dr. Gupta, that's a million dollar question for many of us.
What a wonderful video. The key words here are "structurally normal heart", "heart compensates just fine", and "don't freak out." The explanations are thorough and delivered in such a way that a person can understand this uncomfortable and anxiety inducing event is not much to worry about.
You are a divine gift with your calm and reassuring logic! Namaste.
I love him too! Love his videos, love his LOOKS, his voice and most of all, his knowledge of the heart, and his skill and willingness to share it with us. He paid a price for it!
I'm happy to have found your channel. Have had PVCs the last few years, but lately they've been ramped up. Have had multiple EKGs, holster, and soon will have a stress test, but every doctor, including cardiology assures me they're safe with my heart (The stress test will be my last need of assurance). I think you hit the nail on the head that anxiety plays a huge role in this. The more you think about them, the worst they get, and unfortunately I feel many of them when they happen.
While they may be benign for most people (with healthy hearts), they truly can be debilitating.
How often and how many were you having?
Maybe talk to an endocrinologist
Thanks Docter. Just the kind of advise that many of us need. Usually we don't get them from our Cardiologist., They don't give us the comfort feeling, prescribe beta blockers and try to get rid of us. Hope to have many like you in our communities.
+Rajesh N thank you rajesh
Thank you so much dr for the reassurance and practicality. This alleviates so much anxiety
I started having pvcs about 4 years ago. I freaked out and saw 5 or 6 doctors who did all the tests and said that I have a structurally normal heart and not to worry about them. At a certain point I just accepted it and just went on with my life. Overtime, I started seeing patterns and it started to become clear that 95% of my pvc trouble is electrolyte related. I'll spare the stories of how I figured it out but this is how i manage mine:
1. PVCs after a long night of drinking - The only thing that stops them is to drink a V8. It stops my pvcs because I pissed out all of my sodium and potassium the night before and I'm drinking a lot of water to rehydrate. Gatorade doesn't work here for some reason, only V8.
2. PVCs after working hard and sweating a lot - The only thing that stops them is to drink a Gatorade. The V8 doesn't work, in my mind, because my body seems to need an isotonic solution for some reason. I dont really know why but it stops them like clockwork.
3. PVCs after eating a super salty meal like a bunch of KFC or something - The only thing that fixes this is to drink a bunch of water. I'm guessing that the high sodium is causing the PVCs so the water is diluting it.
5. PVCs after drinking a lot of coffee throughout the day - the only thing that seems to fix it here is a glass of milk. Gatorade, V8 or water makes it worse. The only thing that helps is a glass of milk. I'm guessing because it is because milk has potassium and no sodium. Sometimes it doesn't help but usually they go away after i go to sleep.
4. Lately, I've been getting a lot of PVCS that are related to medication I'm taking. Apparently the stuff I'm taking can deplete you of magnesium. I've been taking a magnesium supplement when I've been having symptoms.
So anyways, whenever I start having trouble, I usually know what to do but sometimes they come about and I dont have an explanation.Yesterday, I had unexplained for 24 hours. I tried start troubleshooting, I took some magnesium but it didn't work. I drank some water, no luck. I then drank some V8 and it seemed to help a little but they were still there. So I tried some Gatorade, didn't work. I went to sleep and woke up, still there. I then tried another V8 and they finally went away after having them for w whole day straight.
I don't know why I have this problem. Is my heart just sensitive to electrolytes or does my body have trouble maintaining electrolyte levels? I dunno. I just deal with it. Maybe this can help someone.
Have you found out the reason?It is very helpful information.Thanks
Which one is it, Gatorade or V8, cuz you keep contradicting yourself.
Drillsergeant 623 It’s different in different situations. Honestly, this mirrors my experience almost exactly. Mine are usually caused by either stress, overexertion, or lack of sleep. Occasionally an infection in my body like a UTI or oncoming flu. I have also found that what I drink matters in various situatons. Gatorade after overexertion. Some kind of salty drink when I’m exhausted. Milk after too much caffeine. I wonder if there’s something to this, because I had never read the OPs post before, but I’ve found very similar things in my own experiences.
@@thomassabac4382 yes, a couple of years ago, I decided to quit smoking cold turkey. For three days, my PVCs went crazy, it was the worse I ever experienced. But I toughed it out. On the fourth day, they DISAPPEARED! And they never came back. I started smoking again 3 months later and they still never came back. I smoked two more years with no problems. I have quit smoking once again anyways but they never came back after I quit that one time 2 years ago. So if any of you guys smoke, believe the doctor when he tells you it could be causing your problems lol. Now, i just get an occasion bump here and there which i think is just normal but those days of just constant PVCs for days are long gone and thank god too, that was a huge amount of anxiety that i don't suffer through anymore. Those years with the PVCs really made my life miserable.
Are you sure they are PVCs? They could be PACs.
Your channel is amazing. I’ve only recently been getting PVCs. Had them for almost 2 weeks straight so far. They haven’t seemed to go away at all but the severity gos extreme to low. Keep producing the great content!
Any update? How are you now?
The heart is amazingly resilient. 20% pvcs and it keeps on beating.
I'm just finding this since I have been having PVCs that I can feel daily. Thank you for this information and peace of mind! Take care!
Any changes?
This makes me feel better, as I've had multiple doctors tell me my heart looks fine and to stop worrying so much. I do have high blood pressure and on medication for anxiety
You are amazing!!!! Very rarely old nurses say that to a doctor or about a doctor!
Thank you for giving your precious time to help people with concerns. I am in Australia and very much appreciate your advice.
+Judith Drysdale thanks judith!!
Doctor you are the best doctor I have ever had the privilege of listening to. What ashame you aren’t in Australia:)
He is an Indian.
@@harshgohil4367 british indian
Great video Doc THANK YOU for posting....Im a healthy 47 year old male and my PVC's are getting worse as I get older. My holter cought 129 pvcs in a 24 hour period and I didnt feel a single one. My Cardioligist always tries to reassure me Im ok. Thank you for the reassuring story. Im going to try to cope with my PVC's and reduce my worry, stress, caffeine and alcohol.
129 pvcs…Thats about how much I have in a 20 minutes sometimes. And i feel all of them :) you are blessed you should be grateful
@@quelzarI laughed too.. 124 is nothing. I have thousands. Very uncomfortable and the worst thing is that I have some months with zero and I still could not find a correlation to solve this
I've been having them multiple times a minute, it's making my anxiety so bad :(
Ive had this several times atleast once a month. Its actually happening right now. The more you pay attention to them the worse they get. Its hard not to. But you gotta just let it go.
And in return it makes your pvcs worse
Try a low dose beta blocker along with a supplement called Natural Calm. Also, a book by Dr. Claire Weekes called Hope and Help for your Nerves is a very good book. It'll all help, give it a try!
As a doctor,you are excellent. Your way of describing is awesome.
How does he not feel them!! This story inspires me when I feel most of my 65 a day and feel it’s ruining my life due to fear and it’s awful sensation.
How are u feeling
I get 65 in less than a hour
I have almost 26,000 a day. He is right the biggest thing is to not freak but it is really difficult. It has caused me many panic attacks and more pain than I care to admit. Try to remember to breathe and that you will be ok.
How are you now?
Do u feel all 26k?
Do you take anything for them or just try to cope the best you can
and he's dead lol
u dead?
You just put me so at ease!!! I have PVCs (about 12 over a 24h period while wearing a halter monitor) and my doctor told me not to worry but I still feel scared when I feel the skipped beat sensation.
Wow, just 12 over 24 hours? I'm having something like 20-25 per minute lately. Hopefully you don't get to that point. But what's amazing is what you can adapt to. They're just part of my normal life now, including chest pain. 😅
@cindylutz7442 are you still alive????
This Video helps me a lot more than every visit by my Doctor.
Realy special thanks to you for your work Doctor.
you received me from multiple Panikattacke couse of PVCs
Greets from Germany
Thank you so much sir for lifting peoples minds. You are an amazing person who can heal people with almost only with your words. Good Luck
thank you so much Dr. Gupta, every time I need reassurance I come here! God bless you!!!!
Thank you for this video. I myself have been in and out of outpatients for almost 2 years with pvcs. I have had a echocardiogram which came back normal and a 24 hr holter which showed frequent ectopics. I've been on almost all the standard beta blockers and tried verapamil which made me rather unwell. I feel at a total loss as I fully accept I am safe and well but these are so discomforting to feel every few beats!
Any updates?
Thanks dr Sanjay.. I feel ectopic after I recovered from covid twice.. made me so anxious and this video made me feel better
Thank you so much for these videos. Can't thank you enough!
Great video! I’m having PVCs currently which have been worrying me everyday. I’m having to wait 2 months to see a cardiologist and no results from holter monitor as yet but this has eased my mind.
Wellllll ... thats a relief ! Yesterday I started out my post Holter test by meeting with a Physicians Assistant. He pointed out my 17.7 % PVC burden ( guess I had over 17,000 bad beats ). He made some good comments and at the end he stated that my Cardiologist wanted to meet with me. My Cardiologist looked like he had a bad day or lack of sleep the night before. Now, my doctor looks tired and I ALWAYS feel that you only have a short amount of time to be PROCESSED and the doctor has many patients who have to be seen and reported on. So ... I took me 17,000 beats and worried on occassion and did not know if I could even do physically exerting things, like mow the lawn. I know that doctors don't like Patients to Google, but there are reasons why Patients ... see Dr Google. So, thank you, this helped.
Great video. Relaxes me more as my PVC burden last week was 24%.
Any updates on your pvc burden? I was recently diagnosed with 5% pvc burden. Mine get worse with drinking alcohol for sure. I also check my pulse a bunch on my neck and can feel the skipped beats.
@@robkoering2702 Yes, mine is now negligible. My heart had grown to twice the normal size due to long-term cardio exercise (very low heart rate). After De-training the heart has reduced back to normal size, and as a result the PVC burden is now normal.
Thank you, Dr. Gupta! Your videos are very encouraging and help put my mind at ease. God bless you
Thank you so much Dr Gupta, you words on this topic was all the meds I needed! God bless you 🙏
I'd rather my doctor just be honest with me, tell me everything, especially interesting information like this.
Damn he was lucky he did not feel them at all! I feel every single one and I am going out of my mind
Do you feel any better? I pray you do.
@@bennieboi7114 i had an ablation 3 months ago. They are almost all gone now! 🥳
I now know what causes my pvc, pac’s, svt’s, afib and other irregular rhythms;
Too much coffee, not enough coffee, no coffee, not enough sleep, too much sleep, just enough sleep, too much breathing, not enough breathing and just enough breathing, driving, not driving, looking left, looking right, looking straight ahead, opening my eyes, closing my eyes, winking, picking my nose, getting up out of bed, laying down in bed, eating, not eating, eating enough, closing one eye while keeping the other one open… actually everything and nothing. 20k in one day ? That’s what I would consider an easy day for my heart.
I feel ya. I just wore the monitor to see what's up. Had 56,500 pvcs, all while I was awake or preparing to be awake. Apparently, being awake really stresses me out.
the real reason: nutritional deficiencies.
potassium deficiency, magnesium deficiency, vitamin b1 deficiency, vitamin b12 deficiency, vitamin d deficiency, iron deficiency, copper/zinc imbalance
also make sure you get all the essential amino acids everyday, but especially Taurine. Taurine is known to be an natural antiarrythmic and it also balances the electrolytes
other causes: chronic inflammation in your system (not even in your heart)
take high dose vit D (5000-10000iu/day) and vit C (1000-2000mg/day) to get rid of any inflammation
Careful with that diagnoses... I for example, take Amlodipine and technically shouldn't be taking D supplements. Even though Dr's aren't speaking of it (mine also ignoring it), nutritionists and other medical studies are stating so. The cause: Amlodipine increases levels of Vitamin D....too much isn't a good thing in this case.@@chinaprodukt777
Coffee depletes minerals. Get your magnesium and vitamin D in order
This is so helpful and comforting to hear explained. I see the results on paper and that's what worries me!
I’ve had PVC diagnosis for 8 years and have managed it fairly easily. In the last few months though, they have gone from a couple of hundred a day upto over 10000 and have twice been to A&E when a particular bad ‘attack’ has occurred. I am currently waiting the results of a 24 hr recorder. Looking at your videos has given me great hope and are inspiring. However, I have just read an article which suggests PVCs aren’t as benign as previously thought and a high amount can lead to PVC induced cardiomyopathy.
Anxiety levels on the rise again!!!
Yes, I hear you! I've been having PVCs since I started taking thyroid medication about 15 years ago. (Maybe it's related, maybe it isn't, I just remember noticing my heart was wonky but I felt so much better, I didn't want to say anything.) They got discovered anyway.
7 years ago I had a bad bout if them, ER, all the tests, meeting with cardiologist, bottom line, "they suck but you're not going to die." (Monitor showed 13.9% of beats were missed and they did impact my energy, other things, but if they said no big deal, okay.)
But I too read that enough of them for long enough can cause cardiomyopathy, and NOW they're also saying (online, that is,) that they can lead to Afib (which apparently IS a concern,) that 15,000 a day is excessive, and it does make me wonder if they know more now, and also...what does MY heart look like after dealing with them for 15 years? They've ramped up again lately too. Sure they're connected with stress and anxiety--I can feel that clear as day--but I already do everything I can to deal with stress/anxiety, and you can't avoid all of it.
I guess the good news is that we have strong hearts? I don't have high blood pressure, and I have a very slow heart rate, so even if I'm doubling the work load, I still don't go over 100 bpm. And, I mean, you can kind of make that "on the edge of a panic attack" feeling work for you, right? At least, contasted with the sluggishness of an underactive thyroid, this is practically compensation. (Maybe it really IS my body's way of compensating?)
Anyway, good luck to you!
I have 38k pvcs + 15 NSVT (holtere count). I've had them for over 10 years and now I'm 20. My entire life I've lived normal and healthy, traveled, got jobs, done sports, pursued goals and higher education. And all of this I've done with multiple episodes of non sustained ventricular tachycardia and many many pvcs, under no meds too. Age and overall health helps
Just to say, if I can live with 38k pvcs and although my case is a bit extreme, having 100/800 pvcs is really nothing to worry about.
planning to get an ablation soon ☺️
Certain pieces of advice I've learned during this whole time dealing with pvcs :
Avoid being fast, ie waking up fast, taking a jog directly, being fast and anxious. That's a recipe for pvcs
Coughing really really helps knocking off a run of pvcs/nsvt
Avoiding big/heavy meals/ dividing your meals into smaller portions
Always have a bottle of water near you, I had terrible episodes and my best friend was and always will be water
Magnesium MAGNESIUM
Bending over and slouching helps knock off a run of pvcs
A really good sleep keeps the pvcs away
Hi. I have suffered with pvcs for the last few years. I had an holter monitor fitted and it picked up a run of VT I have also had other tests done including echo cardiogram / ct scan and MRI scan which shows I have a normal heart. I have an appointment with the electrophysiology Monday 29/11/21 hopefully I will be able to get an ablation due to the amount of pvcs I’m still getting.
Thanks for this advice, how did the ablation go? I am similar with 30k PVCs per day and they believe my EF is declining causing PVC induced cardiomyopathy. Going to be put on felancide but last resort will be Ablation which is freaking me out
Thank you, this video was reassuring indeed. Same thing my cardiologist said. Actually I have had 2 cardiologist because of changing insurance and I also saw a electrophysic ( not sure of spelling) all said same thing, not to worry, they are benign.
Thank you sir. Very helpful. I’ve been dealing with these for years.
They're very annoying right?
@@nils1471 very much so
One of my younger sisters, now 68, was found to have frequent PVC's on her EKG. They did a 2 day Holter on her and she had over 18,000. Asymptomatic. She's an athlete, lives in Colorado, US, at an elevation of 6500 feet. She's tiny, only 110 lbs. They told her not to worry but she had no Echo done, or other studies.
so..how her feel right now? is she take any medicine?
Very interesting. I do hope you will be taking appointments again on the weekend Dr.
You set me at ease my friend. I just found out I have about 220 an hour... Freaks me out. But thank you for giving me some perspective.
It's not easy living with PVC's when you're the one experiencing them. I rather have the "no symptoms/high pvc's" than what I'm experiencing with 1 to 8 on average per hour and feeling everyone of them. Dr's was like, Yeah! We found your problem after several years! You got PVC's...we'll refer you to a cardiologist, good luck and go home! That was 4 months ago now and I have to wait for an appointment to be made. None of them seem to care that you have to go on living with these issues cause, yes, we all have issues... 🙄
Dear Doctor, we are very happy you have gotten a much better camera in your latest videos, but whatever you are kind enough to share with us is wonderfully useful. Best part of this video? The cute kid making a cameo appearance in the background. Best wishes to you and your loved ones SIr!
I know this video is old but here goes. 8 years ago I had an episode of afib. I had to be cardioverted to reverse the arrhythmia and this led to the discovery of a cardiomyopathy. I had an enlarged(muscular) heart as well as enlarged atria and ventricle on the left side of my heart. My EF was reduced in the 20-25% range. The cause is unknown. I was started on aggressive blood pressure management and beta blocker therapy. Years later my EF is back up to 45-50%. Heart is normal size and left atria and ventricle is normal size. Fast forward to 2 months ago. I had started smoking about a year before 2 months ago and ended up having my second episode of AFiB 2 months ago which I was cardioverted out of as well. I have quit smoking again and up until 3 days ago everything has been great BP has been perfect normal rhythm. And then all the sudden I start having long episodes of bigeminy and trigeminy which is new to me. I’ve always had some pvcs but I dealt with them. The issue here is that I feel every heart beat I have everyone one including the bad and good. My cardiologist has finally suggested an EP study and possible ablation dependent on the result from the study. My confusing is I don’t understand why all the sudden. I am only 34 and suffer from anxiety already and you add in the heart issues and it’s even worse. Nothing in my life has changed in the past two months diet is the same low sugar diet I exercise normally I have been losing weight. I’m just so frustrated with it all.
I found this video very helpful. I noticed my heart pounding and skipping every 4th or 5th beat. I have bad anxiety and of course when I started to feel these it made them worse! Went in had a EKG, my Dr told me what they were and said they were harmless but would refer me to a cardiologist just to ease my mind. I declined at first and said if they are not harmful then I'll pass. After a few days they were making me extremely more anxious and decided to make the appt with the cardiologist. I wore a monitor for 24 hours, I had 11,000 in that 24 hour period! He said that qualified me for the procedure, can't quite remember what it was called. I am in no place to add onto my medical bills even after insurance so I said no. He gave me an ultrasound and eveything looked good, my heart is strong. He put me on a beta blocker and it did help but I recently stopped taking them with my Dr's ok. I wanted to try to treat them naturally. I feel like coming off the blocker is making my symptoms a little worse and in turn makes my anxiety worse. It's a vicious cycle. This video made me feel a little better. Thanks
Hello how is your pvc?is it still there?
How are you now?
I just recently got off my beta blocker I was taking for 2 years. That was q bad idea. Made mine way worse too. Did you get back on it? Are you better now?
Thank you doctor ! Helped a lot, best from Türkiye 🇹🇷
Really helpful.. I am orthopedic doctor n incidentally diagnosed with PVC.... now on holter monitoring
I've had uneven rhythms at rest for as long as I can remember. All I need to do is a little light exercise - even just walking around - to bring my heart rate up slightly, and rhythm becomes normal. I am an active person who does long bike rides, and my heart has endurance adaptations from many years of that activity. Resting heart rate is 60 bpm or lower.
Recently I made some audio recordings of my heart while laying down, and they show the arrhythmia. There are several different possible patterns, but the most common one is a triple ventricular pulse cluster, i.e., there are two "extra" ventricular contractions following the first one, spaced at 220 msec and 240msec. The second contraction tends to be stronger than the others. This sequence suppresses the next beat. The rate of skipped beats is one out of every 3 beats (trigeminy) at most, but can be lower, e.g. one out of every 5 or 6 beats.
I do not have an ECG showing this yet. Since there are three quick ventricular contractions in a row, it may meet the criterion for Ventricular Tachycardia (VT). The condition is symptomless except that I can feel the cluster of contractions. It doesn't impact my activities because I have normal rhythm when I am active.
One very interesting finding: If I listen with headphones while monitoring my heartbeat, it remains normal rhythm. I can't get a recording of the arrhythmia unless I turn the headphone volume way down, or take the headphones off. This suggests some interplay between the brain and heart. However, once the arrhythmia starts, it will persist even if I listen to it - until I get up and start moving around.
A few years ago I would get a ton of PVCs. I found they got worse whenever I ate sugar. I started taking 400mg magnesium per day and every time I would feel the PVCs I would start burping and low and behold, the PVCs would stop almost immediately. If you find you have PVCs and everything is normal with your heart, then you should try magnesium and making yourself burp because it could be caused by vagus nerve irritation.
How you doing. I suffer from pac but one thing when I ate they occur more . And I have bad stomach too for years. Gas, burping all the time.
@@aasiqkumar732 then you need to fix your stomach. Because problems on GI cause arrhythmias
I've been taking magnesium for years, all kinds of things to mitigate stress responses. My PVCs seem to be oblivious.
Thanks for this information, I had 12 PVCs within 48 hours while wearing the holter monitor. I wasn't sure what it meant. Glad I found this Channel
I wouldn't even worry about that. I get that in one minute and I've had them for almost a month.
@stoobystoobydoo I no longer experience them, Dr Bergs electrolytes powder healed the issue
@stoobystoobydoo and "don't worry about it" yet tell my body that, I felt like shit and I also had a elevated pulse just getting out of bed each morning, couldn't catch my breath, NOT fun as you know
Thank you Dr. Gupta for your efforts to educate us laymen suffering from PVc's. I am another guy who has 20,000 PVC's and when I ran across your video I gravitated and sat more relieved. My cardiologist had me on Beta Blockers to control a very slight case of high blood pressure as I have family history of arterial heart disease. Studies have shown I have none. I was referred to electrophysiologist who recommended RF ablation. It never sat well with me, and after seeing him twice I asked for a second opinion. May I say echocardiogram was normal, it was slightly enlarged however I'm 6'8' and my Dr. Said he believes my heart is simply a standard deviation due to my size, a proportional enlargement if you will. Anyway, After an episode of a pulse of 32, my electrophysiologist had me cold turkey off the beta blockers-which I was happy with and I seem to be doing fine. The thing is I have always had a low resting pulse rate. I also snore and will ask for a sleep test. Many Thanks.
Hi Carl, thanks for your message. Have you tried any magnesium.. i suspect this will reduce your ectopics
but yes do have a sleep test as treating sleep apnoea will make a difference
This is wonderful. This is much like the story of a person I know, His issue includes sleep and restless leg
I have 7% PVC burden and having an ablation soon because my Electrophysiologist said that if I let it go another 5 or 6 months I would develop PVC induced cardiomyopathy. Which I believe is the road to heart failure if the PVC's are not stopped.
How long the recovery may i know?
How did u go
@@football24091 - It was an overnight stay, had to be awake during the procedure because any pain or anasthisia stopped the palpitations cold. It went fine, they don't stop completely instantly, it takes a about a month or so before you realize they're gone. You still get one every now and then but that's pretty normal for everyone.
@@lidyapranata5528 - It was an overnight stay, had to be awake during the procedure because any pain or anasthisia stopped the palpitations cold. It went fine, they don't stop completely instantly, it takes a about a month or so before you realize they're gone. You still get one every now and then but that's pretty normal for everyone.
Thank you very much for everything doctor. Too bad you don’t live and work in America. Thanks again.
You sir, are brilliant! I have been watching your videos for a few weeks now and everything you explain about ectopic pvc's, palpitations and arrhythmias etc, is all very easy to understand and I'm sure it puts a lot of people at ease or to go and seek medical advice. I have been experiencing ectopic pvc's for 2 months now and they have caused quite a bit of anxiety as i'm very symptomatic and all tests (echo, holter, ecg's) have come back fairly normal. I unfortunately just feel every single one which at times feels like a massive thud in my chest (which I now understand why after an explanation from you and my cardiologist). I have been prescribed atenolol 25 mg a day to keep my heart rate down as I have a pretty over active adrenal system. They are helping but I still feel many pvc's... Which i'm working on with keeping stress levels down and exercising. I didn't realise just how common pvc's were and it really puts it into perspective when someone is having 20,000 and is completely asymptomatic. Thank you very much for your fantastic videos. It's much appreciated!
Hello, any update?
Thank you for these Videos - they are much appreciated.
John Lorimer you are welcome:-)
I will add.my admiration for what you do and my appreciation, thanks so much 🙏
thanks for watching. I really appreciate it and it'd mean a tonne if you would consider subscribing to the channel.
How are you @York Cardiology ...
I've been Type 1 Diabetic for 28 years, since I was 15 yrs old. Since I was 17 years old I felt my heart feel like jumping and spasming that made me short of breath. After 2 successful pregnancies, my doctors adviced me to get my tubes tide...so, I did. My heart felt like it was skipping every other heartbeat. I was rushed into the ER & was diagnosed with PVC's. I was referred to a cardiologist to find out I was dealing with PVC's & PAC's (top & bottom) & was told I had a very strong heart, but the cardiologist made me turn my head to avoid viewing the ultrasound of my heart. I also found on an old report from the cardiologist that he had written in 2 insufficient valves. I don't know what that means. I've been taking beta-blockers since 1999, but my PVC's and PAC's are getting worse as I age. SHOULD I BE CONCERNED? I haven't seen a cardiologist for awhile. They just don't tell me what I deserve to know.
By the way...great videos. Thank you so much for sharing.🙏
Around 40 years ago I had a cardiac workup for MVP which I didn't have. They found that I had 40,000 PVC's in a day. They said no problem unless they bother you. I only felt a few so no medication! You are so correct about this!!
I am in the same boat as you. One cool thing is that whenever I take a stress test, they disappear.
Do u still have about 40,000 in a day? Have u had any damage to your heart having that many? I had a holter cause I knew I was having a lot.. turns out in 48 hours I had 38,612 PVCs. They have Gina up dramatically since being pregnant and he wants to see me to discuss this. Idk what he will want to do about it!
@@blessedmamascorner I had them when I was 14, I have them now at 53. I've had holter monitors, cardiac MRI's, stress tests. I have a cardiologist, and an electrophysiologist. I have no structural issues or disease with my heart. My PVCs actually fade away during exercise, which surprised the doctors the first time I had a stress test. I will say this: as you get older, PVCs at that level will tend to get problematic. So my docs said it's better to get it taken care of now than wait until I get frail in old age, so later this year I'm going to go for ablation.
@@blessedmamascorner did you figure this out? I’m pregnant and having same problem.
Thank you so much. Not only must u b a great cardiologist but also a grand psychologist!!!
Im Sarah, I’m 30! I go in for an EPS +/- ablation December 3rd 2020. I have an arrhythmia High blood pressure, along with 11-15 palpitations per hour. I did the halter monitor, stress test. Echo, and cardiac MRI. I’ve been waiting for this surgery for 5 years now! I take 5 pills a day for my heart. Ok constantly tired, my heart is always in overdrive 150-180 BPM. I can’t wait for the day I can actually get some sleep, where I can workout and run and have energy and be healthy for myself and my 2 children. I’m so nervous and scared. I hope I will feel 100% better.
I hope that all went well and that you are now feeling some relief.
Thank you for the encouraging words.
Had thousands a day for two years every #%^ing single day! And I feel every single pvc! Then I did a breathing course Buteyko like and poof! Away they were…
Picked up my life again now and occasionally have a “bad” day which tells me I’m not looking after myself breathing wise.
I love this channel! Thank you…
Now THAT’S what I’m talking about. I feel bad for anybody who has these, but so many people are saying “my monitor caught 12 in a 24h period”. I get that in 3 minutes! I will look into Butyeko breathing for sure. I’ve tried electrolytes but it’s so hard to know what’s good and what’s too much and causing more problems. Gives me some hope! Thanks for posting! 👍🏼
@@Deadbolthead Yes, I absolutely agree. Also it’s mostly on Afib/rapid heartbeat and not skipped beats.
I see it’s been a year since my last post so an honest update is needed I think. Was the Buteyko method the holy grail? No, for me it was not as the pvc’s have returned. But… as you probably agree the heart, stomach and breathing almost always correlate when I’m heaving ‘bad days’. With this knowledge the Buteyko does help a lot to get focus on breathing more consciously and calmer.
And however silly it sounds burping really works well (try to keep your relationship intact and do it privately 😂)
The best solution I found to really make it stop (even if it’s just for a few hours) is to play Paddel. Now I’m not saying you should pick up this, hard to find, racket sport. But of all the sports I do it the best combo of feeling totally relaxed on court, having fun but also focusing constantly. And it’s on 60% of my max mostly.
However… in the middle of the night waking up (again) by pvc’s sucks and wears you out so much.
I keep telling myself there are so many problems that are far worse as daily palpitations but like having hiccups 12+ hours a day you get pretty €&@“ing annoyed by them!
But… we keep going 😁
Thank you for your channel l! Love it!!
I had PVCs and started to take iodine drops and I don’t get them anymore.
Im really thankful for you, wish you were a doctor here.....
Thank you Dr. Sanjay. Have a safe and well day/night.
Thank you. My Cardiologist just said "Dont worry, go enjoy your life". Without the context you have given I had no idea if he was just hurrying me along so he could get to is next patient to make more money or if I really need not worry. I would say, arguably the most important thing a Dr can do is tell their patients WHEN to worry - since things invariable change from the day you see your Dr. After visiting him about 2 yrs ago, the PVCs have gotten much stronger and more frequent in the last 8 months or so. Form maybe 2 or 3 a day to roughly 100 everyday but on bad days (which seem to be becoming the norm recently) about 250 (12 / hr which is one every 5 minutes with a few really bad hours having roughly 200! ( 1 every 15 seconds - roughly 7% of all heartbeats!) but that only happened a few times over the course of the last 8 months. They are a very jarring and disconcerting, esp if 2 or 3 happen in a row. I also am often light headed esp when falling asleep. So it is very reassuring to hear that given my EKGs and stress test and halter all were fine according to the Dr, that I am almost certainly fine. Thank you again!! Subbed!
I was diagnosed with PVCs almost 20 years ago. I had to wear the Holter Monitor for the diagnosis. The Cardiologist explained to me that what we feel when we have them (and especially when you feel like your heart is going to come out of your chest) that that particular feeling is the extra beat and it almost coincides with the normal beat that normally follows. He explained it as it is almost 2 beats at once. He said that the first normal beat isn’t as strong as it normally would be, then you have the PVC beat, and then the normal one. He said that your blood isn’t pumped out like it normally would be, then you get the PVC and the normal beat almost at the same time, and that is because your heart has to pump harder on that beat to get the blood pumped out that wasn’t with the first beat from the atria. He said that first beat there isn’t enough force to pump all the way through because the PVC happened and kinda disrupted the first one from contracting fully like it normally does. So you get that feeling like you were hit in the chest on that beat with the PVC because it’s pumping extra blood that the first beat didn’t have enough force to do. Is this correct? Does that pumping from the extra beat damage the heart? Since it’s more forceful than normal? I know this is a long-winded question but it’s been 20 years and not sure if I’m explaining it correctly. Thank you! I just found you today! And if anyone else has any thoughts on this or experiences you can share that would be appreciated.
That sounds right to me 🤷♂️
Hello,is that safe having pvc?is that considered a heart disease?
@@romendelossantos4000 having PVC’s or PAC’s does not indicate a disease. It is considered a “variation” of normal function, because in a normal heart these have never in all of medical history been associated with any sort of morbidity or disease, in and of themselves alone. So if your heart is normal, then PVC’s and PAC’s will sometimes occur, seldom or often doesn’t matter, it’s harmless, forget about it.
@@trevorjameson3213 wow thanks for info
I think that's a good question, probably just means we have extra strong hearts. They're "over-performing". But, I think it also stands to reason that over time, it could burn out. Guess we'll see.
I have had these for 35 years. Every 4th to 8th beat. Never bothered me one bit. My cardiologist sent me on my way with no meds, no follow up.
did you feel them
@@vipulsdiary5284 All the time if I'm not hydrated or eat poorly. For some reason if I'm well hydrated, and eat a healthy diet, I don't notice them as much.
@@Loonypapa i notice them a lot sign from 5-6 months and its decreasing my quality of life because i get really scared when i notice them
@@vipulsdiary5284 Yea same I had 3 weeks ruined by them so far, and doing research makes my anxiety about them worse which I think makes them worse
@@vipulsdiary5284 It happens for all, as you rightly said when you feel it you're shit scared. If I am anxious, I am sure I will get it the next day. Otherwise, I never notice.
As someone who is currently upset with my cardiologist for not telling me things, I understand what you are saying, but still would rather know. Then I can make the changes needed.
About every 5-8 years I have been a week to 10 days straight PVCs. It’s the anxiety loop that I get into that makes them so much worse. My blood pressure is normal my oxygen level too. Praying that these go away. I’m trying hard to do everything I can.
Tq so much Dr. Excellent explanation! Helps me a lot in dealing with my pvcs!
I saw major improvements of my PACs when I tried removing all sugar intake from my diet. Please do a report on that subject. Thank You
Excellent explanation, thank you doctor for such a wonderful and informative video . God bless you always.❤️❤️❤️
Thank you Sir, you've given me such a peace of mind..God bless you always..this was extremely helpful 👍🙏💯
Thank you & I was happy to watch this & hear your opinion. I have had psvt for probably 30+ years now & I was curious although I know this is an older video....I wondered how long was this mans Holter report? I ask as my own Holter reported 61,490 PVC's in a two week report. I also have a structurally fine heart am not overweight nor do I snore. Cardiologist wanted a CTA but I was not wanting to do it as I did not want the dye having had a couple kidney problems in the past. I always enjoy your down to earth & easy to understand explanations in your videos! Thanks so much!!
Thank you so much! So helpful!!! God bless you!
thank you!!!
20,000 PVC's without symptoms? holy moly. I have a PVC every now and then and its a scary feeling, it takes my breath away and startles me, its like my heart jumps in my chest. Started experiencing them for the first time in nursing school 2 years ago. I remember I had about 1 every minute for about 10 minutes one night and I was terrified. Thankfully it was only from the stress, it happened during midterm week. Now I get them from time to time but its always just a single PVC. I used to get skipped beats as well for about 1-2 minutes after an orgasm (sorry TMI) but that stopped after I improved my physical activity and began doing cardio at the gym. I also have generalised anxiety disorder. During that time I had a couple check ups at the clinic to report my concerns and 2 electrocardiogram tests with no abnormalities.
Orgasm caused skipped beats? Well worth it!
Kathryn McMorrow lmao ikr
I get sudden thumps every day and it's very scary just walking up the stairs gets me worried that it will pop out also after eating, going outside, walking around it's too much it does affect quality of life does anybody know how much magnesium I need or what supplements i need to prevent PACs/Apc ?
Sounds really similar to my situation.
@@kathrynmcmorrow7170 As you say that I remember an article in the paper of a girl that died masturbating and they found her with her hand there and legs wide open.
God bless you Dr. I just took the magnesium and its down to 3 pvcs per minute as opposed to 14. I was getting very anxious. Thank you so much
Wonderful! i am grateful to you for your support and for watching the videos. Please do consider subscribing to the channel
SO much to learn. Thks. Doc.
A “few”extra beats hahahah sounds like something my doctor would say. But you are still the best doc.💚
If you feel them, you’re probably magnesium deficient. I’ve realized when I take magnesium, I don’t “feel” them. If I skip a day or two, I “feel” my heart beating
Thank you doctor for this information, your amazing in explaining,
your video helps me a a lot.. i wish i found ur vid 2 years ago when i have my first experience ..my holter show that i have 375 ectopic thanks
Glad I watched this video, because all my EKGs are normal, and bloodwork is normal, but I have PVCs sometimes. Usually every 5 heartbeats, a PVC. Usually they occur when I workout too hard (I am an avid cyclist), and/or when I don't get enough sleep, or dehydrated. I have never had a sleep study done, but people tell me I am a really loud snorer, and I get up several times a night. Now you have me thinking that I have sleep apnea, because my mom has to use a CPAP, and many of my other family member, including cousins, have to use them. I wonder if it is sleep apnea causing excessive PVCs. I will ask my doc another how to get scheduled for a sleep study. Thanks, doc!
i thought minr were bad and mine arent even the dangerous ones wow this guys a champ