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Ectopic Heartbeats

Health Encyclopedia: Ectopic Heartbeat

Alternative Names

PVB (premature ventricular beat); Premature contraction; Premature beats; PVC (premature ventricular contraction); Extrasystole

Symptoms

Sensation of feeling heart beat (palpitations)
Sensation of stopped or skipped beats

Note: In many cases, the person may have no symptoms.
Signs and tests

A physical examination may show an occasional irregularity, but if the ectopic beats do not occur frequently, they may not be detectable on physical...

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Expert & Community Posts

First Trimester Bleeding does not always Predict Miscarriage

By Merely Me , Health Expert

...pregnancy can also indicate that you may be having an ectopic pregnancy. An ectopic pregnancy... Read more »

The Grief and Loss of Miscarriage

By Merely Me , Health Expert

I remember the day I was told that I was pregnant. I was in shock for a few days. It was my... Read more »

When Your Heart Skips a Beat

By Dr. Kirk Laman: Wholehearted Cardiologist , Health Expert

...someone in cardiology consultation for skipping, jumpy heart beats. It is a common problem-... Read more »

Atrial Bigeminy

By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert

...bigeminy is actually a description of a pattern of heart beats that occurrs in couplets. A... Read more »

How to Manage Palpitations

By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert

...heartbeats, or palpitations, may involve a sense of the heart beating rapidly, often accompanied... Read more »

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Health Guide

...contraction; Premature beats; PVC (premature ventricular contraction); Extrasystole Treatment Often ectopic heartbeats do not require treatment. The condition is treated if symptoms are... Read more »

Ectopic heartbeat

...Extrasystole Prevention Moderation in caffeine, alcohol, and tobacco use may reduce the risk of ectopic heartbeats in some people. Exercise often helps persons who lead a sedentary... Read more »

Ectopic heartbeat

...PVC (premature ventricular contraction); Extrasystole Causes, incidence, and risk factors Ectopic heartbeats are an arrhythmia involving small variations in an otherwise normal... Read more »

Peripartum cardiomyopathy

...conduction disturbances; and arrhythmias, such as atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, or an ectopic heartbeat (premature or abnormal beat). A heart biopsy may be helpful in determining... Read more »

Echocardiogram

...tamponade Cardiogenic shock Coarctation of the aorta Ectopic heartbeat Heart attack Heart failure ... Read more »

Images

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