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Just diagnosed with PACS and I'm scared

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No, don't worry. Honestly, every heart produces PACs. Your number is getting high, I won't blow smoke here, but at 2% you have room to go yet before they'll talk about drugs or an ablation.

Both PACs and atrial fibrillation are non-lethal arrhythmias. They may make you feel like you wish you'd die, but they won't kill you. Instead, the burden is what matters when it gets close to the 3% mark, and that is when they should ask you if you would like an ablation or some other intervention. Also mattering....a lot...are the symptoms. If they seriously erode your quality of life, it's time to act, and that is when you should see an EP and look toward his/her help.

Here is a good article on PACs:
https://www.verywellhealth.com/premature-atrial-complexes-pacs-1746248

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@gloaming other than the random skipped beats, flutters and palpitations i have no other symptoms (hope i didn't just jinx myself). My BP and heart rate are normal. Sometimes my heart pounds strong but not fast. My anxiety is aweful. Ugh

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What I find interesting about the article is that while it suggests that PACs are normal-ish and don't require treatment (mostly), it identifies some rather serious health issues that are associated with PACs, which leaves me to wonder which PAC camp I might belong to: the "not to worry camp" or the "may be a red flag camp".