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Managing and Living With PACs and PVCs

Heart Rhythm Conditions | Last Active: Dec 1 8:09am | Replies (209)

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@rr1967

Hello I received my Zio patch results yesterday. Predominant normal sinus rhythm with PACs and PVCs. Nothing remarkable per the cardiologist. PVCs very rare and PACs were occasional.
My PAC burden has increased from 1.5% in June to 3.4% in October per the Zio patch. I did have three very short runs of SVTs ( 8 days total) and I have been told these are benign.

I am worried why my PAC burden has more than doubled since June. Though my cardiologist and EP keep telling me that PACs, even at 10% burden, cannot hurt your heart at all. I see my EP in a couple of days and hopefully he will have plan on what we can do to at reduced the PAC burden.

One doctor told that regular exercise will reduce PACs and PVCs.

Thank you,
RR

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Sounds Like a good plan and i know something that helped me gain confidence was to enroll in a cardiac rehab at my local heart clinic. You wear a monitor while exercising and that helped me deal with some of the anxiety associated with abnormal rhythm. For me it was great to realize that normal exercise was helping me. My problem was from Arrythmias plus the PVCs. I don't think I had PAC's s I'm not familiar with the terms of loading. But i do know that exercise does help.

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