Are 84 pvcs an hour excessive?

You really need the cardio telemetry used from the pacemaker to determine what your burden is. Burden is based on how many heart beats and how many PVC events over a period of time. So you cannot have some here suggest that your burden is "0.2% burden" based on guessing 72 BPM and also guessing how long the PVC is. That is not acceptable to just guess someone's HR and determine their burden. There is a big difference between 2% burden and 0.2% burden. A simple way to present this is 20 cents is 20% of a 100 cents. Which makes 2 dimes 20%= 0.2 X 100.I didn't finish. So .2% of 20%(20 dimes) would = 4 cents. So the example given to you is not the methodology of describing %s correctly. It is a confusing.
My recent monitor for 30 days had my burden @ 21% with a HR of 50 BPM. So that is scary high burden. Fortunately my heart has reset itself and the the burden has dropped dramatically. I am now using a Kardia mobile device checking it regularly. I can also feel the difference. My energy is so much better and I feel so much better. This results in better perfusion. Real high sustained burden ratio of PVCs and or PACs decreases perfusion and increases stress to the heart much like Afib can also do. Also I would be careful about listening to contributors here predicating that this will get worse as you "age and acquire a condition or two that encourages the progression." That is really not true and if it is then let your cardio doc be the one to determine what you might be faced with in the future.

Can I ask what caused your rate to convert? Was it just spontaneous or is there a medication that’s helping you?

My Electrophysiologist started me on flecainide once my burden was at 16% and following a combined atrial flutter/atrial fibrillation ER visit.

I am feeling so much better with only occasional PVC/PAC runs. Before it would be four days in a row of non-stop craziness. I am not lying awake every night wondering if “this is it.”

What I can tell you is I made some adjustments in the supplements. It was not spontaneous. I noticed in late Feb I was starting to feel better when resting at night. And then by mid March is started to feel better with fewer event during the day. And recently I am having more "normal sinus rhythm" events according to the Kardia device that I bought per my EP. I have not taken any prescription meds for the PACs/PVCs/Afib except for eliquis for clotting issues. I still have a few or occasional PVCs and PACs. That has been replaced by a lot more normal sinus mixed in with what Karida calls "Unclassified". That means Afib is not detected but it is not quite fall under "normal". I suspect it is occasional PVCs. I am not paying for the higher version of Kardia which includes PVCs and other things. I let my EP read what is on my smart phone vs paying Kardia $11/month. But I cannot say for sure the change in supplements is what helped. I was taking 400 mg of Ubiquinol and upped it to 700 mg a day. Note I am taking Ubiquinol and not Ubiquinone. They are very different versions of Coq10. Ubiquinol is highly bioavailable whereas ubiquinone is not very bioavailable.
I added taurine, starting at 500 mg/ day and then doubled it to 1000/day.
I was taking magnesium taurate @ 125mg/day and doubled that to 250mg/day.
I also started L-arginine 700mg/day and doubled it to 1400mg/day.
I also was taking D-ribose 5 grams/day when this started and continued taking it.
I have been on a strict diet for years that I started for a problem with GI problems and fatigue but is heart healthy. The important part of the diet is that it is an anti-inflammatory diet. Much like the Mediterranean diet.
One last little note : our dog had a heart murmur appear at age 7 years. We put her on high doses of ubiquinol (200 mg for a 40# dog) as well as diet changes. 2 months later she still had a murmur but then 8 months later the murmur was gone.

Can I ask what caused your rate to convert? Was it just spontaneous or is there a medication that’s helping you?

My Electrophysiologist started me on flecainide once my burden was at 16% and following a combined atrial flutter/atrial fibrillation ER visit.

I am feeling so much better with only occasional PVC/PAC runs. Before it would be four days in a row of non-stop craziness. I am not lying awake every night wondering if “this is it.”

What I can tell you is I made some adjustments in the supplements. It was not spontaneous. I noticed in late Feb I was starting to feel better when resting at night. And then by mid March is started to feel better with fewer event during the day. And recently I am having more "normal sinus rhythm" events according to the Kardia device that I bought per my EP. I have not taken any prescription meds for the PACs/PVCs/Afib except for eliquis for clotting issues. I still have a few or occasional PVCs and PACs. That has been replaced by a lot more normal sinus mixed in with what Karida calls "Unclassified". That means Afib is not detected but it is not quite fall under "normal". I suspect it is occasional PVCs. I am not paying for the higher version of Kardia which includes PVCs and other things. I let my EP read what is on my smart phone vs paying Kardia $11/month. But I cannot say for sure the change in supplements is what helped. I was taking 400 mg of Ubiquinol and upped it to 700 mg a day. Note I am taking Ubiquinol and not Ubiquinone. They are very different versions of Coq10. Ubiquinol is highly bioavailable whereas ubiquinone is not very bioavailable.
I added taurine, starting at 500 mg/ day and then doubled it to 1000/day.
I was taking magnesium taurate @ 125mg/day and doubled that to 250mg/day.
I also started L-arginine 700mg/day and doubled it to 1400mg/day.
I also was taking D-ribose 5 grams/day when this started and continued taking it.
I have been on a strict diet for years that I started for a problem with GI problems and fatigue but is heart healthy. The important part of the diet is that it is an anti-inflammatory diet. Much like the Mediterranean diet.
One last little note : our dog had a heart murmur appear at age 7 years. We put her on high doses of ubiquinol (200 mg for a 40# dog) as well as diet changes. 2 months later she still had a murmur but then 8 months later the murmur was gone.

@harveywj
I too take a lot of supplements. Ubiquinol is very expensive. I think I asked you before which brand you take. I have tried both Qunol and Life Extension.

One of the suupplements I do not take but you do is L-arginine. Can I ask the reason you started taking it. Is there some research on it's benefits PVCs, etc.

I see you are only on magnesium 250 mg a day. My EP at Mayo Clinic wanted me on 400 mg. a day. I take Life Extension form as Citrate.

I take ProCaps CoQ10. The owner of the company is Andrew Lessman and he takes it as well as his family members and friends and his doctor. I worked in Human Resources and I filled in for his Executive Assistant and so, I know that he takes a ton of his own products. They are made into Smoothies for him and I had to take care of getting them for him..plus sending his family and close friends products overnight whenever they called in. They all look a lot younger than than they are/were.

I worked for him for several years and I trust his products.

I take Magnesium and Taurine, B-12, Circulation and Vein Support, ALA+NAC and Essential 1 multi vitamin in addition to his CoQ10 and my new shipment of his Cholesterol medication “CholestaCare should be delivered today.

I was slacking off and then the AFib diagnosis happened and I am back on track.

I ran out of the CoQ10, had cardiac catheterization surgery, was given a clean bill of heart health and then developed A-Fib. I just added the Taurine after doing some research. I have since read that the cardiac catheter surgery can cause AFib. I was backed into a corner by the Cardiologist to have the surgery because my R valve pressure was higher than normal. I have chronic pain. I needed a new hip. My hip surgery has been canceled twice now…

The morning after I started taking Eliquis, I woke up to extreme pain in my legs. It’s both legs but the L leg is more painful. It’s mainly concentrated in my thighs. I had a Doppler of both legs yesterday and I have no DVT’s. I had some minor spine pain from spinal stenosis but same thing. Pain ramped up the morning after I began Eliquis. It’s not getting ANY better either.

I am going to meet with a Cardiologist to discuss the Watchman because I can’t take any of the blood thinners.

Just wanted to mention how much pain I now have in my legs after only taking Eliquis for 3 days before I made the connection. I feel so stupid for not making the connection immediately…

@marilyn222
Thanks for information. Sorry to hear about your issues and hope they improve.

What is the Eliquis for? I have heard of it but don't know quite what it is prescribed for.