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My EP made me wear something called a Zio patch. It is like a mini EKG device that is sticks onto your chest right above your heart. Some folks prefer to stick it on themselves while I simply have the pros do it. You can't shower for the first 24 hours and it will itch a bit over the day. You wear it anywhere from 24 hours to almost two weeks. I wore on this past June and last month. It records every beat, heart rate, etc and is very sensitive.
My results were that I had normal sinus rhythm with PACs around 3.5% of total heart beats and PVCs were well less than 1%. My EP told me that there was nothing to worry about even if the PAC burden of 3.5% hit 5-8%. I guess they call a burden of 3.5% "occasional" and since they are PACs, they are not really treated.