Curse of PVC'S

[davew9]

I have been dealing with them for the past year or so on and off. I am currently on Beta Blocker Propananol for minor blood pressure issue. I take nexium for reflux and my daily vitamins. I am only 30 years old and in fairly good health. I eat a high fiber, medium calorie diet and I avoid the saturated fats and cholesterol.I run about 6 miles a week, I train for boxing, and I lightly weight train to stay in shape. The condition sometimes just happens out of the blue. Unexpectedly just feel the "heart stopping" feeling. I have had 2 stress tests in the past 4 years that checked out fine and my holter monitor test showed nothing significant. Also, my ekg and ecg were normal in the last 2 years. My question is this. Are these pvc's a stress/anxiety condition and are they potentially hazardous in the future if they continue?
I have high cholesterol that is being managed by diet and exercise and is lowering with that. My family history is not too promissing having a grandmother recently passing from valve replacement surgery at 85 and a aunt on this side in her mid to late 50's needing this surgury as well. Could it be a possible problem in my future or am I just worrying about nothing?

[davew9]

My bp is actually a little low when I train. I get pale in the face from time to time. But on a regular basis my bp is 120/70 give or take about 5 or so. I eat fairly good. To put it in better terms, I eat put calories in my body about 7 times a day, I drink only h2o and smart milk. Low fat, almost no saturated fats, low cholesterol intake, high proteins, high fibers, no soda or coffee, fish at least once a week. I figure I am getting them again because I am under some pressure this time of the year. They are more uncomfortable than alarming I guess. Sometimes they can be a lttle strange. Once I get them, I hop off the couch and do some push ups, they seem to go away every now and then. I just live my life day to day and pray for good health. I remember being seen at the ER once for them and the doctors were telling me when they were gonna happen. Then they told me it was just one chamber of the hart not cooperating with the other part. But they said it was not anything to be alarmed by.

[Brooke_38]

Hello...

"Curse of the PVC's" Love that!

Having been through 2 previous stress test which did not reveal any perfusion defects and a holter showing no sgnificant arrythmia...it is probably safe to assume that these  PVC's that you are feeling could very well be related to stress/anxiety.

It could also be changes in your body’s autonomic tone which can affect how frequently PVC’s occur, or how prominent the sensation is when they do occur (most of the time PVC’s are asymptomatic). Sometimes, the increased vagal tone after eating  causes a slower heartbeat, which facilitates the premature beats.

I can't predict the future for you but your family history seems related to defects of the heart, more specificaly valves, not any kind of arrhythmia leading to death. For you to prevent future problems with relation to heart disease...stay focused on keeping your total cholesterol levels down, LDL-down and your HDL-up. You are very lucky that you are able to contol this by diet (some of us aren't so lucky :{ Keep exercising and cntinue to keep you BP under control. What does your bp typicaly run while taking the BB?

Stay on the path of a heart healthy life!

[ajwwr82]

hey,since you helped me im gonna help you out....
ok i've had pvcs for the past year or so...they are just an extra beat ,and thats what you have to think about,its just another beat.i know it can be terrifying,but you have to try your best to overcome these. dont let them take over,because they definetely can.whenever this happens make sure you are not leaning on or laying on your left side. drink some water. watch tv or do something that will get your mind off of them.