Heart specialists at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center are happy to announce a new way to treat a heart condition ...

BACKGROUND: Penetrance and risk of ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) are increasingly recognized as being genotype specific. Therefore, ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: What’s the difference between atrial fibrillation and premature ventricular contractions, aka PVCs (extra heartbeats)? -- M. ANSWER: Both AFib and PVCs are rhythm disturbances of ...

rhythm-related issues such as tachycardia-mediated cardiomyopathy or frequent premature ventricular contractions, inherited or congenital heart disease, and infiltrative conditions such as ...

Although premature ventricular beats (PVBs) in young people and athletes are usually benign, they may rarely mark underlying heart disease and risk of sudden cardiac death during sport. This review ...

Idiopathic premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) may cause subtle changes in left atrium (LA) structure and function. The authors of an article published in Cardiovascular Innovations and ...

Large-scale data on incidental premature ventricular contraction (PVC) prevalence and morphologies have been lacking, leaving many providers without guidance on further cardiac testing for patients ...

the result is a premature atrial contraction. A similar condition -- premature ventricular contraction (PVC) -- starts in the lower chambers, called “ventricles,” of your heart. Any time your ...

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Premature ventricular contraction (PVC) is a type of abnormal heartbeat, or arrhythmia. It happens when the heartbeat begins in the lower, rather than the upper, heart chambers. This creates an ...

What Are Premature Ventricular Contractions (PVCs)? If your heart feels out of rhythm or “flutters,” especially when you're anxious or stressed, it could be caused by premature ventricular ...

electrolyte imbalances left ventricular hypertrophy signs of past heart attacks The 12-lead EKG can also help distinguish PVCs from premature atrial contractions. However, because PVCs can be ...