Heart Palpitations: Are PVCs Life Threatening?

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Heart ?Palpitations
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• Awareness of ones own heartbeats is known as
  Palpitation. Valve disorders can present with
  various types of rhythm disturbances. Extra beats
  (Premature atrial / Ventricular Contractions) are
  quite common. Atrial Fibrillation is common in
  Mitral Stenosis and Mitral Regurgitation.

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• Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an abnormal rhythm
  where atrial contractions are ineffective and
  rapid and ventricular contractions are irregular.
  Often presented as palpitation.

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• In valvular diseases this condition is caused by
  atrial dilatation and commonly found in Mitral
  disease.

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• Atrial fibrillation causes blood to stagnate in
  atria and can cause clots in the atria. This can
  lead to Thrombo-Embolism (Migration of small
  clots into the circulation causing occlusion of
  arteries).

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• It can embolize to legs or abdomen. When it
  happens in the brain circulation, the result is a
  stroke!

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• So AF is a serious condition which needs to be
  treated. Patient has to be on Anticoagulant
  medications (Blood thinning agents to prevent
  clots) until AF is reverted.

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