Prognostic implication of premature ventricular contractions in patients without structural heart disease.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) are a common form of arrhythmia associated with an unfavourable prognosis in patients with structural heart disease. However, the prognostic significance in absence of heart disease is debated. With this study, we aim to investigate whether subjects with PVC, without structural heart disease, have a worse prognosis than the general population.

Methods and results

Patients evaluated for PVC at a secondary care centre in Stockholm County from January 2010 to December 2016 were identified. We included patients without history of previous heart disease who had undergone echocardiography and exercise test with normal findings. Based on sex and age, we matched the PVC cohort to a four times bigger control group from the general popula

SUBMITTER: Scorza R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9935042 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature