Causes of pvc’s
My cardiologist is trying to find out what is causing my pvc’s. I could be dead by the time that happens! He sent me to a sleep study 3 months ago. They say I need a Cpap machine. Been waiting since then to get another appointment to go for yet another sleepover to measure the pressures for the machine! It has taken almost one year to get this far! What other tests will I have to have before finding the cause of my pvc’s?
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PVC's are uncomfortable and scary but I have been told many times that they are benign. Is it definite that that is what you are experiencing? Atrial fllutter and atrial fibrillation need immediate attention. Do you have a smart watch of Kardia device to see what is happening?
I have afib and over time have identified triggers. I found the book "The Afib Cure" very helpful and it might apply to PVC's. I avoid certain foods, no caffeine, no food after 5, I lie on my right side, and try to keep stress down. I take magnesium at night, and potassium in low sodium V-8 in the morning. I found that PVC's for me were mainly hormonal and they stopped at menopause but afib started several years later1
What is your EF ? Whst is your diagnosis? Mine is idiopathic cardiomyopathy with PVCs, Premature Ventricular Contractions, that come from a LBBB, Left Branch Bundle Block in the Punjunke Bundle. PB is tiny spot in your heart that controls the main pumper, the left ventricle. I have 0 to 20 PVCs a minute and there isn't anything the doctors can do about it. What is Idiopathic means the doctors have no explanation for my heart failure as I am otherwise without heart disease or any problems like high LDL, diabeties, calcium plaque deposits etc. I have lost 14 lobs and need to take off 10 more. Note, PVCs do not respond to solutions used for AFIB such as a pacemakers or ablations. A QRT, a risky and often short lived defibrillator for the LBBB arrthymia, can be done if your EF fraction is below 29%. Diet & exercise with a low sodium diet help all heart conditions so concentrate on whay you can control first and make sure you know your complete diagnosis. Best to you.
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I could never tolerate a sleep study test. I used a Oura ring daily for a year until it slid off my finger and into my wood stove. But during that year l used it it gave O2 reading of sleep. So I constantly had O2 at or above 95% for the year I had the ring. It recognizes when something is amiss with the sleep cycle. I'd buy a new one before I would take a sleep study test. I regularly get up and put ice packs on my basketball knees and on my calves and ankles from a mild neuropathy and would not sleep at all in a place like that. I am furious that Oura kept my records and refuse to give them back to me unless I buy a new ring and pay the monthly fee.
But I think it is a good product as it also gives HRV readings, follows my HR fairly good unless skippy is really acting up.
I never had a test, but I had sleep apnea for many years. My sister had it and used the machine which she hated. Before my husband died, he told me he had to nudge me often as I stopped breathing. When he died, I was concerned because no one to alert me.
I talked to my sister who hated the machine, and she said she discovered if she slept in a recliner, she had no problem. So, I use pillows to prop me up, and have not had a problem since. Maybe not ideal, but for me better than crazy tests, using what I call a snorkel to bed.
PVC's can be ablated w an experienced EP. My PVC's ablation were attempted at Mayo's but too close to an artery. Who told you they can't be ablated? Get another doctor.