Key result
ACC EP Council updates guidance on the diagnosis, risk stratification, and management of PVCs.
Why the study?
Premature ventricular contractions are common and can be linked to left ventricular dysfunction, cardiomyopathy, or sudden death, prompting a review of key clinical points from the American College of Cardiology Electrophysiology Council report.
This review summarizes the ACC Electrophysiology Council report on the diagnosis, risk stratification, and management of premature ventricular contractions in daily clinical practice.
Premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) is one of the most common situations in the current cardiology practice. Although PVCs are generally benign in people without any structural heart disease, they may be associated with left ventricular dysfunction, cardiomyopathy, and, rarely, sudden death. Recently, there has been a considerable research in the pathophysiology of PVC, several clinical presentations in different situations, new proposals of successful diagnostic methods, and treatment modalities. Finally, the American College of Cardiology Electrophysiology Council has published a special report that deals with all the aspects of PVC. We reviewed the important points from this report that can be reflected in our daily practice.
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Erdi Babayiğit (2020) conducted a review in Premature ventricular contractions. The American College of Cardiology Electrophysiology Council report provides updated guidance on the diagnosis, risk stratification, and management of premature ventricular contractions.
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